Its story

HIP 40294 has a visual magnitude of about 10.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40294: right ascension 8h 13m 42s, declination +34° 6′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40294. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40294, Gaia DR3 902732276567782272. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.