Its story

HIP 40395 has a visual magnitude of about 9.05: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40395: right ascension 8h 14m 50s, declination +48° 49′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40395. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40395, HD 68500, Gaia DR3 931595625027356160. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.