Its story

HIP 40712 has a visual magnitude of about 10.19: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40712: right ascension 8h 18m 36s, declination +58° 4′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40712. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40712, HD 237692, Gaia DR3 1035157968116888320. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.