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Catalog/Eridanus/HIP 17798

HIP 17798

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HIP 17798 has a visual magnitude of about 5.12: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17798: right ascension 3h 48m 36s, declination −20° 54′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).

HIP 17798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17798, HD 23978, Gaia DR3 5088686391991213568. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 17798
Right ascension
3h 48m 36s
Declination
−20° 54′ 11″
Magnitude
5.12
Distance
≈ 894 ly
Data: gaia-dr3