Its story

HIP 9488 has a visual magnitude of about 10.08: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9488: right ascension 2h 2m 3s, declination +3° 56′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 9488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9488, Gaia DR3 2517912315148925952. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.