Its story

HIP 40697 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40697: right ascension 8h 18m 27s, declination +34° 28′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40697. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40697, Gaia DR3 902664244285674624. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.