Its story

HIP 44174 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44174: right ascension 8h 59m 51s, declination +15° 9′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 44174. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44174, HD 76959, Gaia DR3 610344440792001792. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.