How to see it
HIP 17686 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17686: right ascension 3h 47m 17s, declination +62° 28′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 17686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17686, HD 23254, Gaia DR3 486983668563057536. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 486983668563057536
- HIP
- 17686
- HD
- 23254
- gaia_dr3
- 486983668563057536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 486983668563057536
- HD 23254
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04