Its story

HIP 55116 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55116: right ascension 11h 17m 4s, declination −83° 23′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).

HIP 55116. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55116, HD 98588, Gaia DR3 5191431600376691712. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.