Its story

HIP 56497 has a visual magnitude of about 5.21: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56497: right ascension 11h 34m 57s, declination −49° 8′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 56497. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56497, HD 100708, Gaia DR3 5370395706424118784. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.