Its story

HIP 40344 has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40344: right ascension 8h 14m 13s, declination −35° 29′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40344. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40344, HD 69123, Gaia DR3 5544699390684005248. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.