Its story

HIP 40331 has a visual magnitude of about 9.26: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40331: right ascension 8h 14m 5s, declination +12° 16′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40331. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40331, Gaia DR3 650226373233115136. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.