Its story

HIP 45502 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 45502: right ascension 9h 16m 19s, declination −23° 7′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 45502. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45502, HD 79934, Gaia DR3 5675667413285014528. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.