Its story

HIP 40945 has a visual magnitude of about 4.36: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40945: right ascension 8h 21m 23s, declination −33° 3′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40945. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40945, HD 70555, Gaia DR3 5546867769366902400. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.