Its story

HIP 85985 has a visual magnitude of about 8.80: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85985: right ascension 17h 34m 25s, declination −32° 30′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 85985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85985, HD 317844, Gaia DR3 4054631788110501888. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.