Its story

HIP 48499 has a visual magnitude of about 9.13: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48499: right ascension 9h 53m 26s, declination −52° 30′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 48499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48499, Gaia DR3 5404714487996681216. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.