Its story

HIP 86865 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 86865: right ascension 17h 44m 53s, declination +37° 52′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 86865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86865, HD 161601, Gaia DR3 1342684124797937408. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.