Its story

HIP 17173 has a visual magnitude of about 7.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17173: right ascension 3h 40m 41s, declination +46° 1′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 17173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17173, HD 22679, Gaia DR3 247847723544770432. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.