Its story

HIP 85697 has a visual magnitude of about 8.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85697: right ascension 17h 30m 46s, declination −57° 29′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 85697. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85697, HD 158112, Gaia DR3 5919217725705176064. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.