Its story

HIP 17318 has a visual magnitude of about 9.27: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17318: right ascension 3h 42m 26s, declination +15° 48′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 17318. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17318, HD 23042, Gaia DR3 43172225282241536. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.