Its story

HIP 44177 has a visual magnitude of about 7.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44177: right ascension 8h 59m 54s, declination −68° 5′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 44177. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44177, HD 77656, Gaia DR3 5223751229280989184. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.