Its story

HIP 37985 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 37985: right ascension 7h 47m 7s, declination −41° 31′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).

HIP 37985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 37985, Gaia DR3 5535916393024640896. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.