Its story

HIP 56656 has a visual magnitude of about 4.83: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56656: right ascension 11h 37m 0s, declination −61° 17′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 56656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56656, HD 101021, Gaia DR3 5335674056976877952. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.