How to see it
8Sig Cas has a visual magnitude of about 4.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8Sig Cas: right ascension 23h 59m 1s, declination +55° 45′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
8Sig Cas. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 118243, HD 224572, Gaia DR3 1993966437221117568. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1993966437221117568
- HIP
- 118243
- HD
- 224572
- gaia_dr3
- 1993966437221117568
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8Sig Cas
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.98