Its story

HIP 45642 has a visual magnitude of about 9.31: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45642: right ascension 9h 18m 11s, declination −58° 6′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 45642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45642, HD 80560, Gaia DR3 5300653031048797184. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.