Its story

HIP 88684 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 88684: right ascension 18h 6m 15s, declination −4° 45′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 88684. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88684, HD 165438, Gaia DR3 4173946529333731328. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.