How to see it
HIP 53042 has a visual magnitude of about 9.45: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53042: right ascension 10h 51m 11s, declination +56° 4′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 53042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53042, HD 237940, Gaia DR3 850860719582843392. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 850860719582843392
- HIP
- 53042
- HD
- 237940
- gaia_dr3
- 850860719582843392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 850860719582843392
- HD 237940
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.45