Its story

HIP 85305 has a visual magnitude of about 8.64: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85305: right ascension 17h 25m 55s, declination −34° 51′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 85305. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85305, HD 157642, Gaia DR3 5975823711025599488. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.