Its story

HIP 85685 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85685: right ascension 17h 30m 39s, declination −43° 3′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).

HIP 85685. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85685, HD 158323, Gaia DR3 5958695175368542208. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.