Its story

HIP 40943 has a visual magnitude of about 5.14: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40943: right ascension 8h 21m 21s, declination −36° 29′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40943, HD 70556, Gaia DR3 5542859770291048704. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.