Its story

HIP 45856 has a visual magnitude of about 4.54: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45856: right ascension 9h 20m 57s, declination −62° 24′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 45856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45856, HD 81101, Gaia DR3 5298600105394226432. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.