Its story

HIP 44840 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44840: right ascension 9h 8m 9s, declination +53° 15′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 44840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44840, HD 78049, Gaia DR3 1023458893815300864. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.