Its story

HIP 38868 has a visual magnitude of about 5.78: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38868: right ascension 7h 57m 16s, declination +8° 38′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

HIP 38868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38868, HD 65066, Gaia DR3 3146909451016903680. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.