Its story

HIP 85049 has a visual magnitude of about 5.58: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85049: right ascension 17h 22m 55s, declination −58° 0′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 85049. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85049, HD 156768, Gaia DR3 5916102259498670080. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.