Its story

HIP 85659 has a visual magnitude of about 8.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85659: right ascension 17h 30m 20s, declination −63° 51′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 85659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85659, HD 157875, Gaia DR3 5909976639706952704. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.