Its story

HIP 45131 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45131: right ascension 9h 11m 45s, declination +20° 25′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 45131. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45131, HD 78982, Gaia DR3 636816007864154240. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.