Its story

HIP 40212 has a visual magnitude of about 9.09: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40212: right ascension 8h 12m 46s, declination +47° 10′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40212. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40212, HD 68014, Gaia DR3 929709722067564928. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.