Its story

HIP 55831 has a visual magnitude of about 5.24: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55831: right ascension 11h 26m 35s, declination −61° 6′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 55831. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55831, HD 99556, Gaia DR3 5334459474589681536. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.