Its story

HIP 40678 has a visual magnitude of about 5.22: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40678: right ascension 8h 18m 17s, declination −35° 27′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40678. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40678, HD 70002, Gaia DR3 5543196293877398016. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.