How to see it
HIP 17968 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17968: right ascension 3h 50m 30s, declination −60° 25′ 39″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
HIP 17968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17968, HD 24501, Gaia DR3 4680564615111795328.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4680564615111795328
- HIP
- 17968
- HD
- 24501
- gaia_dr3
- 4680564615111795328
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84