How to see it
HIP 17878 has a visual magnitude of about 9.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17878: right ascension 3h 49m 28s, declination +12° 54′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17878, Gaia DR3 37141885040921216. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 37141885040921216
- HIP
- 17878
- gaia_dr3
- 37141885040921216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 37141885040921216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.55