How to see it
8 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 4.70: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Cyg: right ascension 19h 31m 46s, declination +34° 27′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
8 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96052, HD 184171, Gaia DR3 2046564633962669184. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2046564633962669184
- HIP
- 96052
- HD
- 184171
- gaia_dr3
- 2046564633962669184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Cyg
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.70