Its story

HIP 79581 has a visual magnitude of about 5.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79581: right ascension 16h 14m 14s, declination +5° 54′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 79581. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79581, HD 146084, Gaia DR3 4438094371018143744. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.