Its story

HIP 48204 has a visual magnitude of about 8.75: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48204: right ascension 9h 49m 39s, declination −42° 7′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 48204. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48204, HD 85279, Gaia DR3 5419273533759436800. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.