Its story

HIP 45520 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 45520: right ascension 9h 16m 40s, declination −44° 26′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45520, HD 80156, Gaia DR3 5423955048115402752. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.