Its story

HIP 56566 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56566: right ascension 11h 35m 48s, declination −27° 8′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 56566. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56566, HD 100779, Gaia DR3 3484867164679749632. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.