Its story

HIP 65868 has a visual magnitude of about 8.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 65868: right ascension 13h 30m 1s, declination +33° 16′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).

HIP 65868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 65868, HD 117477, Gaia DR3 1469890473305890304. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.