Its story

HIP 48982 has a visual magnitude of about 5.47: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48982: right ascension 9h 59m 36s, declination +29° 38′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 48982. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48982, HD 86513, Gaia DR3 743952214716130688. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.