Its story

HIP 55499 has a visual magnitude of about 9.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55499: right ascension 11h 21m 59s, declination −61° 1′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 55499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55499, HD 306387, Gaia DR3 5337474266695412736. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.