Its story

HIP 52997 has a visual magnitude of about 10.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 52997: right ascension 10h 50m 28s, declination −20° 52′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).

HIP 52997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 52997, Gaia DR3 3550859749498857472. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.