Its story

HIP 79596 has a visual magnitude of about 5.63: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79596: right ascension 16h 14m 22s, declination −33° 0′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 79596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79596, HD 145838, Gaia DR3 6035602508977758464. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.