Its story

HIP 48561 has a visual magnitude of about 5.79: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48561: right ascension 9h 54m 18s, declination −45° 17′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 48561. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48561, HD 85980, Gaia DR3 5411771119252271872. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.