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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
8Sig Cas. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 118243, HD 224572, Gaia DR3 1993966437221117568.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1993966437221117568
- HIP
- 118243
- HD
- 224572
- gaia_dr3
- 1993966437221117568
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8Sig Cas
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.98