Its story

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.

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).

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.