Its story

HIP 88038 has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88038: right ascension 17h 58m 56s, declination −36° 51′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).

HIP 88038. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88038, HD 163652, Gaia DR3 4037358426191922688. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.