How to see it
HIP 17920 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17920: right ascension 3h 49m 55s, declination +19° 33′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17920. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17920, HD 23966, Gaia DR3 50999201883627392. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 50999201883627392
- HIP
- 17920
- HD
- 23966
- gaia_dr3
- 50999201883627392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 50999201883627392
- HD 23966
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33