Its story

HIP 38497 has a visual magnitude of about 5.13: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38497: right ascension 7h 53m 3s, declination −36° 21′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).

HIP 38497. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38497, HD 64572, Gaia DR3 5539347281622649728. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.