Its story

HIP 56059 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56059: right ascension 11h 29m 23s, declination +42° 5′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 56059. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56059, HD 99831, Gaia DR3 771083759347828608. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.