Its story

HIP 88853 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88853: right ascension 18h 8m 23s, declination −56° 46′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 88853. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88853, HD 165235, Gaia DR3 6648949535618124800. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.