Its story

HIP 86994 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86994: right ascension 17h 46m 37s, declination −52° 17′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 86994. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86994, HD 161125, Gaia DR3 5945169361218264064. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.