Its story

HIP 20044 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 20044: right ascension 4h 17m 55s, declination −25° 58′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).

HIP 20044. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20044, Gaia DR3 4895740247555228672. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.