Its story

HIP 17649 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17649: right ascension 3h 46m 51s, declination +35° 27′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 17649. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17649, HD 278959, Gaia DR3 219904666315472384. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.