Its story

HIP 79871 has a visual magnitude of about 9.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79871: right ascension 16h 18m 13s, declination −39° 44′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 79871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79871, HD 146499, Gaia DR3 5994175212962248704. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.