Its story

HIP 44503 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 44503: right ascension 9h 3m 60s, declination −53° 30′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 44503. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44503, Gaia DR3 5311386463566606336. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.