Its story

HIP 54859 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54859: right ascension 11h 13m 58s, declination −44° 34′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).

HIP 54859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54859, HD 97685, Gaia DR3 5376573862253662208. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.