Its story

HIP 40420 has a visual magnitude of about 10.48: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40420: right ascension 8h 15m 8s, declination +15° 2′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40420, Gaia DR3 655307766220642304. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.