Its story

HIP 86298 has a visual magnitude of about 8.81: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86298: right ascension 17h 38m 0s, declination +39° 43′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 86298. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86298, HD 160421, Gaia DR3 1343877094913493248. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.