How to see it
HIP 17156 has a visual magnitude of about 7.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17156: right ascension 3h 40m 29s, declination +28° 38′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17156. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17156, Gaia DR3 71867176665581952. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 71867176665581952
- HIP
- 17156
- gaia_dr3
- 71867176665581952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 71867176665581952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.06