Its story

HIP 56986 has a visual magnitude of about 4.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56986: right ascension 11h 40m 54s, declination −62° 5′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 56986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56986, HD 101570, Gaia DR3 5334135702753475200. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.