Its story

HIP 17497 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17497: right ascension 3h 44m 51s, declination +23° 16′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 17497. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17497, HD 23289, Gaia DR3 64879402312818944. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.