Its story

HIP 45888 has a visual magnitude of about 5.99: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45888: right ascension 9h 21m 24s, declination +45° 22′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 45888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45888, HD 80461, Gaia DR3 818789855186183680. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.