Its story

HIP 40157 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40157: right ascension 8h 12m 4s, declination +25° 10′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40157. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40157, HD 68140, Gaia DR3 680886907807646848. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.