Its story

HIP 38712 has a visual magnitude of about 5.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38712: right ascension 7h 55m 31s, declination +8° 51′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

HIP 38712. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38712, HD 64685, Gaia DR3 3145477818158061056. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.