Its story

HIP 86266 has a visual magnitude of about 5.83: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86266: right ascension 17h 37m 36s, declination −15° 34′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

HIP 86266. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86266, HD 159877, Gaia DR3 4125160094597287936. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.