Its story

HIP 40776 has a visual magnitude of about 9.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40776: right ascension 8h 19m 20s, declination +48° 7′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40776. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40776, Gaia DR3 931316177275431936. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.