Its story

HIP 55407 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 55407: right ascension 11h 20m 48s, declination −60° 30′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 55407. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55407, HD 98724, Gaia DR3 5337523572978421760. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.