Its story

HIP 57229 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57229: right ascension 11h 44m 4s, declination −10° 46′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 57229. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57229, HD 101970, Gaia DR3 3587490735292726784. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.