Its story

HIP 85442 has a visual magnitude of about 5.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85442: right ascension 17h 27m 38s, declination −29° 43′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 85442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85442, HD 157955, Gaia DR3 4058692765692242432. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.