Its story

HIP 86181 has a visual magnitude of about 9.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86181: right ascension 17h 36m 37s, declination −16° 37′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

HIP 86181. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86181, HD 159662, Gaia DR3 4124757368462610432. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.