Its story

HIP 84863 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84863: right ascension 17h 20m 40s, declination −36° 40′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 84863. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84863, HD 156687, Gaia DR3 5975178881819028480. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.