How to see it
HIP 17944 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17944: right ascension 3h 50m 13s, declination +16° 0′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17944, HD 24014, Gaia DR3 43367422956762368. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 43367422956762368
- HIP
- 17944
- HD
- 24014
- gaia_dr3
- 43367422956762368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 43367422956762368
- HD 24014
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44