Its story

HIP 40898 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40898: right ascension 8h 20m 46s, declination +42° 6′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40898, HD 69895, Gaia DR3 915783204711108352. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.