Its story

HIP 8531 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8531: right ascension 1h 50m 1s, declination −6° 42′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 8531. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8531, HD 11205, Gaia DR3 2467123223066697216. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.