HD 48265 is the Henry Draper Catalogue designation for a star in the southern constellation Puppis.
Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, it is located at a distance of roughly 293 light-years (90 parsecs) from Earth.
[7] HD 48265 is radiating 62%[7] of the Sun's luminosity from its atmosphere at an effective temperature of 5,508 K,[5] giving it the yellowish glow of a G-type star.
This object was detected using the radial velocity method during an astronomical survey conducted by the Magellan Planet Search Program using the MIKE echelle spectrograph on the 6.5-m Magellan II (Clay) telescope.
[6] As part of the NameExoWorlds project of the IAU, HD 48265 b has been named Naqaỹa ("brother") and HD 48265 Nosaxa ("springtime") in the Moqoit language, as voted by Argentine voters in an online poll.