Its story

HIP 17986 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 17986: right ascension 3h 50m 39s, declination +60° 7′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 17986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17986, HD 23726, Gaia DR3 474157659271749376. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.