Its story

HIP 55172 has a visual magnitude of about 9.33: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55172: right ascension 11h 17m 46s, declination +38° 32′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 55172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55172, Gaia DR3 764237856355912320. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.