Its story

HIP 80788 has a visual magnitude of about 5.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 80788: right ascension 16h 29m 45s, declination −57° 45′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 80788. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 80788, HD 148218, Gaia DR3 5927991553645932672. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.