Its story

HIP 40629 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40629: right ascension 8h 17m 41s, declination −39° 6′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40629. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40629, HD 69929, Gaia DR3 5540280595194338304. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.