Its story

HIP 89968 has a visual magnitude of about 5.48: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89968: right ascension 18h 21m 23s, declination −18° 51′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 89968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89968, HD 168608, Gaia DR3 4096107909387492992. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.