Its story

HIP 17983 has a visual magnitude of about 8.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17983: right ascension 3h 50m 38s, declination +17° 46′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 17983. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17983, Gaia DR3 43881616441842048. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.