Its story

HIP 40278 has a visual magnitude of about 8.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40278: right ascension 8h 13m 31s, declination +28° 17′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40278, HD 68459, Gaia DR3 684277389351267584. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.