How to see it
HIP 17609 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 17609: right ascension 3h 46m 21s, declination +26° 12′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17609, HD 23453, Gaia DR3 70051608089857536. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 70051608089857536
- HIP
- 17609
- HD
- 23453
- gaia_dr3
- 70051608089857536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 70051608089857536
- Gl 154
- HD 23453
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87