Its story

HIP 88708 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88708: right ascension 18h 6m 35s, declination −38° 45′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).

HIP 88708. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88708, HD 165187, Gaia DR3 4036017915296459776. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.