Its story

HIP 57494 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 57494: right ascension 11h 47m 4s, declination −11° 49′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 57494. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57494, HD 102392, Gaia DR3 3585636855608873984. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.