Its story

HIP 48223 has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48223: right ascension 9h 49m 55s, declination −68° 25′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 48223. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48223, HD 85612, Gaia DR3 5243988668507040128. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.