Its story

HIP 44299 has a visual magnitude of about 5.53: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44299: right ascension 9h 1m 21s, declination −41° 51′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 44299. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44299, HD 77475, Gaia DR3 5428323854487771392. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.