Its story

HIP 8648 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8648: right ascension 1h 51m 29s, declination +5° 52′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 8648. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8648, HD 11321, Gaia DR3 2567372505694711808. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.