How to see it
HIP 17873 has a visual magnitude of about 7.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17873: right ascension 3h 49m 27s, declination +11° 8′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17873, HD 23952, Gaia DR3 36615734367427072. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 36615734367427072
- HIP
- 17873
- HD
- 23952
- gaia_dr3
- 36615734367427072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 36615734367427072
- HD 23952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.50