Its story

HIP 48310 has a visual magnitude of about 5.16: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48310: right ascension 9h 50m 56s, declination −62° 44′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 48310. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48310, HD 85656, Gaia DR3 5249974306740714624. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.