Its story

HIP 40159 has a visual magnitude of about 10.44: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40159: right ascension 8h 12m 6s, declination +33° 37′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40159. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40159, Gaia DR3 902691800796112768. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.