Its story

HIP 56166 has a visual magnitude of about 9.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56166: right ascension 11h 30m 51s, declination −6° 42′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 56166. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56166, HD 100070, Gaia DR3 3593243036530582656. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.