Its story

HIP 17172 has a visual magnitude of about 9.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17172: right ascension 3h 40m 40s, declination +29° 27′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 17172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17172, HD 22765, Gaia DR3 119971944251477376. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.