Its story

HIP 56899 has a visual magnitude of about 5.10: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56899: right ascension 11h 39m 50s, declination −16° 37′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 56899. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56899, HD 101370, Gaia DR3 3547556026295135232. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.