Its story

HIP 57173 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57173: right ascension 11h 43m 31s, declination −15° 2′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 57173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57173, HD 101897, Gaia DR3 3572539679255763200. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.