Its story

HIP 52742 has a visual magnitude of about 5.12: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 52742: right ascension 10h 46m 57s, declination −56° 45′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 52742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 52742, HD 93563, Gaia DR3 5351301003409891072. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.