Its story

HIP 40226 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40226: right ascension 8h 12m 57s, declination +30° 26′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40226. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40226, HD 68309, Gaia DR3 876775693253487232. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.