Its story

HIP 44688 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44688: right ascension 9h 6m 24s, declination +53° 14′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 44688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44688, HD 77728, Gaia DR3 1023467621188859392. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.