Its story

HIP 40174 has a visual magnitude of about 8.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40174: right ascension 8h 12m 16s, declination −40° 30′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40174. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40174, HD 68785, Gaia DR3 5539736336937681920. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.