Its story

HIP 117538 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 117538: right ascension 23h 50m 13s, declination −34° 27′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 117538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117538, HD 223517, Gaia DR3 2312248420359785984. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.