Its story

HIP 48520 has a visual magnitude of about 9.16: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48520: right ascension 9h 53m 43s, declination +34° 55′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 48520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48520, HD 85597, Gaia DR3 795400391006825088. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.