Its story

HIP 88663 has a visual magnitude of about 9.46: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88663: right ascension 18h 6m 4s, declination −49° 23′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).

HIP 88663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88663, Gaia DR3 6706211074707948544. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.