Its story

HIP 48574 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48574: right ascension 9h 54m 27s, declination −12° 55′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

HIP 48574. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48574, HD 85858, Gaia DR3 5687883124907699200. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.