Its story

HIP 59229 has a visual magnitude of about 5.70: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59229: right ascension 12h 8m 54s, declination −44° 19′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 59229. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59229, HD 105509, Gaia DR3 6144511953192701440. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.