Its story

HIP 79980 has a visual magnitude of about 5.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79980: right ascension 16h 19m 33s, declination −30° 54′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 79980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79980, HD 146836, Gaia DR3 6037514800199297152. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.