Its story

HIP 45085 has a visual magnitude of about 4.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45085: right ascension 9h 11m 4s, declination −44° 52′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45085. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45085, HD 79186, Gaia DR3 5330765974462198784. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.