Its story

HIP 45344 has a visual magnitude of about 5.21: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45344: right ascension 9h 14m 24s, declination −43° 13′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45344. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45344, HD 79735, Gaia DR3 5427085976191999616. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.