Its story

HIP 45439 has a visual magnitude of about 4.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45439: right ascension 9h 15m 37s, declination −38° 34′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 45439. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45439, HD 79917, Gaia DR3 5430559333427264640. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.