Its story

HIP 85612 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85612: right ascension 17h 29m 41s, declination +71° 16′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).

HIP 85612. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85612, HD 159711, Gaia DR3 1650829439666882048. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.