How to see it
HIP 17420 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17420: right ascension 3h 43m 56s, declination −19° 6′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17420, HD 23356, Gaia DR3 5107106033552702208. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5107106033552702208
- HIP
- 17420
- HD
- 23356
- gaia_dr3
- 5107106033552702208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82