Its story

HIP 38486 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38486: right ascension 7h 52m 54s, declination −65° 1′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 38486. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38486, HD 65117, Gaia DR3 5275740468368300032. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.