Its story

HIP 84897 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84897: right ascension 17h 21m 2s, declination −42° 6′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 84897. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84897, HD 156706, Gaia DR3 5959518670849998848. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.