Its story

HIP 40417 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40417: right ascension 8h 15m 3s, declination +50° 5′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40417. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40417, HD 68521, Gaia DR3 932092088886837120. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.