Its story

HIP 40770 has a visual magnitude of about 9.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40770: right ascension 8h 19m 16s, declination +40° 51′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40770. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40770, HD 69580, Gaia DR3 915433796235440512. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.