How to see it
HIP 17406 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17406: right ascension 3h 43m 46s, declination −9° 36′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17406, HD 23304, Gaia DR3 5164130245620569600. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5164130245620569600
- HIP
- 17406
- HD
- 23304
- gaia_dr3
- 5164130245620569600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90