Its story

HIP 48873 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48873: right ascension 9h 58m 7s, declination −62° 35′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 48873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48873, HD 86703, Gaia DR3 5255807971848953984. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.