Its story

HIP 86248 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 86248: right ascension 17h 37m 27s, declination −50° 3′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 86248. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86248, HD 159463, Gaia DR3 5946743174685212672. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.