How to see it
HIP 17941 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17941: right ascension 3h 50m 12s, declination +42° 21′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 17941. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17941, HD 23861, Gaia DR3 231304402874587392. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 231304402874587392
- HIP
- 17941
- HD
- 23861
- gaia_dr3
- 231304402874587392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 231304402874587392
- HD 23861
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87