Its story

HIP 45448 has a visual magnitude of about 4.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45448: right ascension 9h 15m 45s, declination −37° 24′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 45448. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45448, HD 79940, Gaia DR3 5622922534836821120. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.