Its story

HIP 48342 has a visual magnitude of about 9.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48342: right ascension 9h 51m 15s, declination +28° 57′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 48342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48342, HD 85240, Gaia DR3 744230769115141504. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.