Its story

HIP 40470 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40470: right ascension 8h 15m 49s, declination +35° 56′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40470, HD 68874, Gaia DR3 907484743779446144. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.