How to see it
HIP 17649 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17649: right ascension 3h 46m 51s, declination +35° 27′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 17649. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17649, HD 278959, Gaia DR3 219904666315472384. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 219904666315472384
- HIP
- 17649
- HD
- 278959
- gaia_dr3
- 219904666315472384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 219904666315472384
- HD 278959
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.76