Its story

HIP 86454 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86454: right ascension 17h 39m 55s, declination −59° 15′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 86454. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86454, HD 159729, Gaia DR3 5912825680501089280. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.