Its story

HIP 83968 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 83968: right ascension 17h 9m 50s, declination +38° 48′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 83968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 83968, Gaia DR3 1341371342273417984. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.