Its story

HIP 57870 has a visual magnitude of about 5.55: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57870: right ascension 11h 52m 10s, declination −56° 59′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 57870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57870, HD 103101, Gaia DR3 5342102317328224128. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.