Its story

HIP 48253 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48253: right ascension 9h 50m 13s, declination −66° 44′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 48253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48253, HD 85629, Gaia DR3 5245873987351759872. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.