Its story

HIP 40482 has a visual magnitude of about 9.00: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40482: right ascension 8h 15m 58s, declination +49° 46′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40482. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40482, HD 68721, Gaia DR3 932049963847664512. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.