Its story

HIP 44861 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44861: right ascension 9h 8m 26s, declination +53° 18′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 44861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44861, HD 78107, Gaia DR3 1023459374851633408. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.