Its story

HIP 45657 has a visual magnitude of about 9.30: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45657: right ascension 9h 18m 25s, declination −4° 53′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).

HIP 45657. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45657, HD 80238, Gaia DR3 5758632948647597056. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.