Its story

HIP 44643 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44643: right ascension 9h 5m 48s, declination −51° 27′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 44643. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44643, HD 78358, Gaia DR3 5324137396818959360. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.