How to see it
HIP 17709 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17709: right ascension 3h 47m 35s, declination −36° 44′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17709. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17709, HD 23929, Gaia DR3 4856837155342570496. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4856837155342570496
- HIP
- 17709
- HD
- 23929
- gaia_dr3
- 4856837155342570496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4856837155342570496
- HD 23929
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24