Its story

HIP 56480 has a visual magnitude of about 4.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56480: right ascension 11h 34m 46s, declination −54° 15′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 56480. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56480, HD 100673, Gaia DR3 5344985442961439872. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.