Its story

HIP 17609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17609: right ascension 3h 46m 21s, declination +26° 12′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 17609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17609, HD 23453, Gaia DR3 70051608089857536. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.