Its story

HIP 79689 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 79689: right ascension 16h 15m 50s, declination −57° 54′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 79689. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79689, HD 145782, Gaia DR3 5835091033111487488. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.