Its story

HIP 40050 has a visual magnitude of about 9.29: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40050: right ascension 8h 10m 52s, declination +35° 54′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40050. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40050, HD 67742, Gaia DR3 906030708371068544. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.