Its story

HIP 40144 has a visual magnitude of about 5.27: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40144: right ascension 8h 11m 53s, declination −35° 46′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40144. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40144, HD 68623, Gaia DR3 5544669257193493504. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.