Its story

HIP 48858 has a visual magnitude of about 10.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 48858: right ascension 9h 57m 56s, declination +15° 46′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 48858. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48858, Gaia DR3 616668380702721920. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.