How to see it
HIP 17340 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17340: right ascension 3h 42m 41s, declination +21° 16′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17340. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17340, HD 23041, Gaia DR3 63561740706077056. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 63561740706077056
- HIP
- 17340
- HD
- 23041
- gaia_dr3
- 63561740706077056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 63561740706077056
- HD 23041
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76