Its story

HIP 17996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.30: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17996: right ascension 3h 50m 49s, declination +1° 0′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 17996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17996, HD 24145, Gaia DR3 3257785131274230784. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.