Its story

HIP 45977 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45977: right ascension 9h 22m 34s, declination −52° 7′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45977. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45977, HD 81220, Gaia DR3 5313164889256066048. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.