Its story

HIP 45249 has a visual magnitude of about 5.72: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45249: right ascension 9h 13m 22s, declination −29° 39′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 45249. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45249, HD 79456, Gaia DR3 5634972873034888832. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.