Its story

HIP 49685 has a visual magnitude of about 8.64: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49685: right ascension 10h 8m 33s, declination +30° 35′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 49685. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49685, HD 87865, Gaia DR3 745387489707190912. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.