Its story

HIP 17178 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17178: right ascension 3h 40m 46s, declination +71° 37′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 17178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17178, HD 22289, Gaia DR3 543331096866951936. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.