Its story

HIP 17669 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17669: right ascension 3h 47m 2s, declination −56° 40′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Reticulum constellation (IAU figure Ret).

HIP 17669. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17669, HD 24059, Gaia DR3 4731112536191477760. In the SkyKeepsake Reticulum (Ret) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.