Its story

HIP 54179 has a visual magnitude of about 6.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54179: right ascension 11h 4m 58s, declination −59° 51′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 54179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54179, HD 96248, Gaia DR3 5338495403810456064. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.