Its story

HIP 40782 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40782: right ascension 8h 19m 26s, declination +32° 29′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40782. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40782, HD 69716, Gaia DR3 901600088828377600. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.