Its story

HIP 48288 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48288: right ascension 9h 50m 42s, declination +17° 43′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 48288. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48288, HD 85198, Gaia DR3 620339242006424832. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.