Its story

HIP 48842 has a visual magnitude of about 8.81: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48842: right ascension 9h 57m 45s, declination +15° 3′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 48842. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48842, Gaia DR3 616473771440291072. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.