Its story

HIP 8883 has a visual magnitude of about 5.67: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8883: right ascension 1h 54m 22s, declination +8° 46′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 8883. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8883, HD 11640, Gaia DR3 2569012702165355648. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.