Its story

HIP 8717 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8717: right ascension 1h 52m 11s, declination +66° 26′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

HIP 8717. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8717, HD 11161, Gaia DR3 519227534245715712. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.