Its story

HIP 45002 has a visual magnitude of about 5.91: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45002: right ascension 9h 9m 57s, declination −52° 4′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45002. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45002, HD 79091, Gaia DR3 5323862759431817216. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.