Its story

56 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 4.41: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 56 Cet: right ascension 1h 56m 40s, declination −22° 31′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).

56 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9061, HD 11930, Gaia DR3 5134765416778736512. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.