Its story

HIP 72438 has a visual magnitude of about 5.91: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72438: right ascension 14h 48m 45s, declination −66° 35′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).

HIP 72438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72438, HD 129954, Gaia DR3 5848625711974688384. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.