Its story

HIP 38904 has a visual magnitude of about 7.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38904: right ascension 7h 57m 42s, declination −57° 28′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 38904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38904, HD 65852, Gaia DR3 5294905918113901568. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.