Its story

HIP 40639 has a visual magnitude of about 5.65: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40639: right ascension 8h 17m 46s, declination −36° 4′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40639. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40639, HD 69904, Gaia DR3 5543095448042982144. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.