How to see it
HIP 17940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17940: right ascension 3h 50m 11s, declination +77° 10′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 17940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17940, HD 23073, Gaia DR3 554209733631662208. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 554209733631662208
- HIP
- 17940
- HD
- 23073
- gaia_dr3
- 554209733631662208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 554209733631662208
- HD 23073
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.05