Its story

HIP 38431 has a visual magnitude of about 9.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38431: right ascension 7h 52m 22s, declination −51° 48′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 38431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38431, HD 64662, Gaia DR3 5513830983991469056. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.