Its story

HIP 44712 has a visual magnitude of about 9.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44712: right ascension 9h 6m 39s, declination −50° 22′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 44712. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44712, HD 78475, Gaia DR3 5324346785059615744. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.