Its story

HIP 17980 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17980: right ascension 3h 50m 36s, declination +46° 15′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 17980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17980, HD 23897, Gaia DR3 245095714661663872. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.