Its story

HIP 17666 has a visual magnitude of about 7.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17666: right ascension 3h 47m 3s, declination +41° 25′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 17666. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17666, HD 23439, Gaia DR3 231113736385994624. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.