Its story

HIP 40477 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40477: right ascension 8h 15m 53s, declination +50° 47′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40477. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40477, HD 68702, Gaia DR3 935208001760993152. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.