Its story

HIP 48304 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48304: right ascension 9h 50m 53s, declination +42° 16′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 48304. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48304, HD 85109, Gaia DR3 807719937759004160. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.