Its story

HIP 48643 has a visual magnitude of about 6.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48643: right ascension 9h 55m 6s, declination −57° 22′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 48643. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48643, HD 86199, Gaia DR3 5259415709994891648. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.