How to see it
HIP 17906 has a visual magnitude of about 8.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17906: right ascension 3h 49m 46s, declination −20° 25′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17906. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17906, HD 24109, Gaia DR3 5094719725827435520. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5094719725827435520
- HIP
- 17906
- HD
- 24109
- gaia_dr3
- 5094719725827435520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5094719725827435520
- HD 24109
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.36