Its story

HIP 17238 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17238: right ascension 3h 41m 30s, declination +13° 31′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 17238. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17238, Gaia DR3 38124333039662848. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.