How to see it
HIP 17880 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17880: right ascension 3h 49m 29s, declination +34° 55′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 17880. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17880, HD 23840, Gaia DR3 219634422676529536. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 219634422676529536
- HIP
- 17880
- HD
- 23840
- gaia_dr3
- 219634422676529536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 219634422676529536
- HD 23840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49