Its story

HIP 44872 has a visual magnitude of about 8.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44872: right ascension 9h 8m 35s, declination −60° 19′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 44872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44872, Gaia DR3 5300034555751436288. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.