Its story

HIP 56318 has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56318: right ascension 11h 32m 48s, declination −7° 49′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 56318. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56318, HD 100343, Gaia DR3 3592801926209668480. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.