Its story

HIP 82493 has a visual magnitude of about 5.17: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 82493: right ascension 16h 51m 34s, declination −41° 13′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 82493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82493, HD 151804, Gaia DR3 5969594496668629376. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.