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HD 95338 is a single orange (K-type) main-sequence or subgiant star, located approximately 124 light-years away in the constellation of Draco, taking its primary name from its Henry Draper Catalogue designation.

History and nomenclature
The designation HD 95338 is from the Henry Draper Catalogue, which is based on spectral classifications made between 1911 and 1915 by Annie Jump Cannon and her co-workers, and was published between 1918 and 1924.

Characteristics
HD 95338 is a Sun-like K-type main-sequence star. It belongs to thick disk of Milky Way. It is likely same age or slightly older than the Sun and have metallicity similar to solar.

Planetary system
In 2020, an radial-velocity analysis carried out by a team of astronomers led by astronomer Matías R. Díaz of the Magellan Planet Search Program have detected a Neptune-sized ice giant planet in orbit around HD 95338. The discovery was confirmed with the detection of primary star transit by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

The planet HD 95338 b has an unusually high density for its mass, likely being composed mostly of water ice.