Its story

HIP 17257 has a visual magnitude of about 5.74: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17257: right ascension 3h 41m 48s, declination +62° 38′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 17257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17257, HD 22611, Gaia DR3 486859664266293376. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.