HD 152408, also known as WR 79a, is a Wolf-Rayet star located in the constellation Scorpius, close to the galactic plane.

HD 152408 lies in the north of the open cluster NGC 6231, the center of the OB association Scorpius OB1; it is not clear whether it is a part of the association or not.

[10] With an apparent magnitude of about 5.8, it is the third brightest Wolf-Rayet star.

Like most extremely massive stars, it is losing mass via its stellar wind.

The total rate of mass loss is 2.4×10−5 M☉/yr.