Its story

HIP 17985 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17985: right ascension 3h 50m 39s, declination +73° 54′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 17985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17985, HD 23309, Gaia DR3 549814813856944640. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.