Its story

HIP 40091 has a visual magnitude of about 3.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40091: right ascension 8h 11m 21s, declination −39° 37′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40091. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40091, HD 68553, Gaia DR3 5540591825707339648. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.