Its story

HIP 86271 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86271: right ascension 17h 37m 39s, declination −17° 49′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

HIP 86271. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86271, HD 159864, Gaia DR3 4123494716824442880. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.