How to see it
HIP 17980 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17980: right ascension 3h 50m 36s, declination +46° 15′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 17980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17980, HD 23897, Gaia DR3 245095714661663872. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 245095714661663872
- HIP
- 17980
- HD
- 23897
- gaia_dr3
- 245095714661663872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 245095714661663872
- HD 23897
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68