Its story

HIP 79682 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 79682: right ascension 16h 15m 47s, declination −84° 7′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 79682. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79682, HD 142879, Gaia DR3 5768182623750757376. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.