Its story

HIP 79880 has a visual magnitude of about 5.75: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79880: right ascension 16h 18m 17s, declination −46° 26′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 79880. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79880, HD 146422, Gaia DR3 5989988650636770944. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.