How to see it
HIP 17982 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 17982: right ascension 3h 50m 38s, declination −36° 25′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Caelum constellation (IAU figure Cae).
Catalog context
HIP 17982. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17982, HD 24305, Gaia DR3 4858293252333611520. In the SkyKeepsake Caelum (Cae) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4858293252333611520
- HIP
- 17982
- HD
- 24305
- gaia_dr3
- 4858293252333611520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85