How to see it
HIP 17159 has a visual magnitude of about 9.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17159: right ascension 3h 40m 30s, declination +63° 41′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 17159. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17159, Gaia DR3 488084451504494080. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 488084451504494080
- HIP
- 17159
- gaia_dr3
- 488084451504494080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 488084451504494080
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.50