Its story

HIP 44602 has a visual magnitude of about 9.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44602: right ascension 9h 5m 15s, declination −29° 54′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 44602. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44602, HD 78076, Gaia DR3 5635461812113005568. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.