HD 168592, also designated HR 6862 and named Magur, is a solitary star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis. It is faintly visible to the naked eye as an orange-hued star with an apparent magnitude of 5.07. Gaia DR3 parallax measurements place it at a distance of 490 light years and is currently receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of . At its current distance, HD 168592's brightness is diminished by 0.38 magnitudes due to interstellar dust. It has an absolute magnitude of −0.76.
HD 168592 has a stellar classification of K4/5 III, indicating that it is an evolved K-type star with the characteristics of a K4 and K5 giant star. It has a comparable mass to the Sun but the star has expanded to 43.6 times the Sun's radius. It radiates 666 times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of . HD 168592 is slightly metal deficient with an iron abundance 26% below solar levels. The star spins slowly, as is common for giant stars, with a projected rotational velocity of .
MA2.GUR8, the Boat, is an ancient Sumerian constellation in the region south of Sagittarius. The IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) adopted the name Magur for this star on 13 August 2026; as identification is uncertain, the WGSN chose a faint star near η Sagittarii (Heryibwia), which represents an Egyptian boat constellation.
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