Its story

HIP 40266 has a visual magnitude of about 9.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40266: right ascension 8h 13m 23s, declination +21° 36′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40266. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40266, Gaia DR3 676066683191402624. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.