Its story

HIP 55996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55996: right ascension 11h 28m 32s, declination −6° 6′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 55996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55996, HD 99763, Gaia DR3 3785448629822407680. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.