Its story

HIP 40994 has a visual magnitude of about 9.21: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40994: right ascension 8h 21m 57s, declination −47° 0′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 40994. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40994, Gaia DR3 5516472320167314432. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.