Its story

HIP 88695 has a visual magnitude of about 8.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88695: right ascension 18h 6m 24s, declination −26° 11′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).

HIP 88695. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88695, HD 165303, Gaia DR3 4063353801619613696. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.