Its story

HIP 45579 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 45579: right ascension 9h 17m 22s, declination +16° 33′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 45579. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45579, HD 79930, Gaia DR3 631745369475098112. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.