Its story

HIP 40677 has a visual magnitude of about 5.62: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40677: right ascension 8h 18m 16s, declination +54° 8′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40677. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40677, HD 69149, Gaia DR3 1032200732810157568. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.