Its story

HIP 48966 has a visual magnitude of about 9.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48966: right ascension 9h 59m 20s, declination +56° 6′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).

HIP 48966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48966, HD 237856, Gaia DR3 1045225959869642624. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.