Its story

HIP 72538 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72538: right ascension 14h 49m 51s, declination +36° 35′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

HIP 72538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72538, HD 130968, Gaia DR3 1294288364586310912. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.