Its story

HIP 40170 has a visual magnitude of about 9.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40170: right ascension 8h 12m 14s, declination +51° 54′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40170. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40170, Gaia DR3 935525039066950528. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.