Its story

HIP 66172 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66172: right ascension 13h 33m 49s, declination −61° 37′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 66172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66172, HD 117741, Gaia DR3 5868775533829569536. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.