How to see it
8 Per has a visual magnitude of about 5.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Per: right ascension 2h 18m 0s, declination +57° 53′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
8 Per. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 10718, HD 13982, Gaia DR3 458694299539252864. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 458694299539252864
- HIP
- 10718
- HD
- 13982
- gaia_dr3
- 458694299539252864
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Per
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 458694299539252864
- HD 13982
- HIP 10718
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.40