Its story

HIP 45072 has a visual magnitude of about 9.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45072: right ascension 9h 10m 50s, declination −45° 18′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 45072. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45072, HD 79170, Gaia DR3 5330749722306174976. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.