Its story

HIP 17889 has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17889: right ascension 3h 49m 36s, declination −52° 4′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 17889. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17889, HD 24306, Gaia DR3 4829019511158220928. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.