Its story

HIP 45242 has a visual magnitude of about 5.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45242: right ascension 9h 13m 19s, declination −42° 16′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45242, HD 79524, Gaia DR3 5427701187309720320. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.