Its story

HIP 40052 has a visual magnitude of about 10.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40052: right ascension 8h 10m 53s, declination +42° 47′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40052. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40052, Gaia DR3 928027881594381952. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.