How to see it
HIP 17999 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17999: right ascension 3h 50m 52s, declination +23° 57′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17999. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17999, HD 24076, Gaia DR3 66486510358371072. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 66486510358371072
- HIP
- 17999
- HD
- 24076
- gaia_dr3
- 66486510358371072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 66486510358371072
- HD 24076
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93