Its story

HIP 84720 has a visual magnitude of about 5.30: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84720: right ascension 17h 19m 5s, declination −46° 38′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 84720. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84720, HD 156274, Gaia DR3 5951165616611763456. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.