Its story

HIP 45218 has a visual magnitude of about 8.53: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45218: right ascension 9h 12m 55s, declination +40° 23′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 45218. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45218, HD 79044, Gaia DR3 815391608342761472. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.