Its story

HIP 48996 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48996: right ascension 9h 59m 46s, declination −59° 16′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 48996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48996, HD 86909, Gaia DR3 5256812856767732736. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.