Its story

HIP 40569 has a visual magnitude of about 10.26: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40569: right ascension 8h 16m 58s, declination −35° 24′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40569. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40569, Gaia DR3 5543211171644240896. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.