Its story

56 Hya has a visual magnitude of about 4.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 56 Hya: right ascension 14h 47m 45s, declination −26° 5′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).

56 Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72357, HD 130259, Gaia DR3 6228798830949582976. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.