Its story

HIP 8778 has a visual magnitude of about 5.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8778: right ascension 1h 52m 52s, declination −16° 55′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 8778. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8778, HD 11522, Gaia DR3 5141797515193291008. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.