Its story

HIP 40447 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40447: right ascension 8h 15m 31s, declination +43° 0′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40447. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40447, HD 68723, Gaia DR3 927905664004744576. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.