Its story

HIP 40216 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 40216: right ascension 8h 12m 49s, declination +22° 22′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40216. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40216, HD 68352, Gaia DR3 676927806954050304. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.