Its story

HIP 55849 has a visual magnitude of about 5.92: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55849: right ascension 11h 26m 47s, declination −53° 9′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 55849. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55849, HD 99574, Gaia DR3 5348142793675309056. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.