How to see it
8 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.13: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Cnc: right ascension 8h 5m 4s, declination +13° 7′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
8 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39567, HD 66664, Gaia DR3 653239928447149056. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 653239928447149056
- HIP
- 39567
- HD
- 66664
- gaia_dr3
- 653239928447149056
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 653239928447149056
- HD 66664
- HIP 39567
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.13