Its story

HIP 39740 has a visual magnitude of about 9.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39740: right ascension 8h 7m 20s, declination +12° 12′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

HIP 39740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39740, Gaia DR3 650040280890651520. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.