Its story

HIP 17644 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17644: right ascension 3h 46m 50s, declination +47° 36′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 17644. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17644, HD 23385, Gaia DR3 248419572671759360. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.