Its story

HIP 48740 has a visual magnitude of about 9.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48740: right ascension 9h 56m 30s, declination +31° 44′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 48740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48740, Gaia DR3 745219500651501184. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.