Its story

HIP 44355 has a visual magnitude of about 9.02: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44355: right ascension 9h 1m 57s, declination −76° 53′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).

HIP 44355. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44355, HD 78509, Gaia DR3 5215398583040179200. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.