Its story

HIP 44024 has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44024: right ascension 8h 57m 56s, declination −48° 34′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 44024. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44024, HD 77020, Gaia DR3 5328473355278379136. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.