Its story

HIP 61983 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61983: right ascension 12h 42m 8s, declination −56° 26′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 61983. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61983, HD 110358, Gaia DR3 6061243876061665280. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.