How to see it
HIP 17661 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17661: right ascension 3h 46m 57s, declination +58° 57′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 17661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17661, HD 23278, Gaia DR3 473241869166026880. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 473241869166026880
- HIP
- 17661
- HD
- 23278
- gaia_dr3
- 473241869166026880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 473241869166026880
- HD 23278
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34