Its story

HIP 88770 has a visual magnitude of about 5.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88770: right ascension 18h 7m 21s, declination +2° 28′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 88770. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88770, HD 165742, Gaia DR3 4468373546866391040. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.