How to see it
HIP 17256 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 17256: right ascension 3h 41m 46s, declination −47° 46′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 17256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17256, HD 23274, Gaia DR3 4833326057687273088. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4833326057687273088
- HIP
- 17256
- HD
- 23274
- gaia_dr3
- 4833326057687273088
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93