How to see it
HIP 17186 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17186: right ascension 3h 40m 49s, declination −27° 58′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17186. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17186, HD 23024, Gaia DR3 5081230161263426944. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5081230161263426944
- HIP
- 17186
- HD
- 23024
- gaia_dr3
- 5081230161263426944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85