Its story

HIP 56606 has a visual magnitude of about 5.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56606: right ascension 11h 36m 22s, declination −61° 3′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 56606. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56606, HD 100929, Gaia DR3 5335747037069380608. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.