Its story

HIP 40556 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40556: right ascension 8h 16m 53s, declination −64° 11′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 40556. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40556, HD 70200, Gaia DR3 5276474392380576768. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.