How to see it
8 Lep has a visual magnitude of about 5.19: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Lep: right ascension 5h 23m 30s, declination −13° 55′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
8 Lep. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25202, HD 35337, Gaia DR3 2985040861003660032. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2985040861003660032
- HIP
- 25202
- HD
- 35337
- gaia_dr3
- 2985040861003660032
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Lep
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.19