Its story

HIP 45986 has a visual magnitude of about 9.19: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45986: right ascension 9h 22m 43s, declination −49° 16′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45986, HD 81237, Gaia DR3 5314093181994108928. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.