Its story

HIP 86871 has a visual magnitude of about 5.74: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86871: right ascension 17h 44m 56s, declination −57° 32′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 86871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86871, HD 160720, Gaia DR3 5918288122976930816. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.