Its story

HIP 40061 has a visual magnitude of about 8.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40061: right ascension 8h 11m 1s, declination −0° 18′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

HIP 40061. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40061, HD 68103, Gaia DR3 3083440863857056768. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.