How to see it
8 Cam has a visual magnitude of about 5.56: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Cam: right ascension 4h 59m 46s, declination +53° 9′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
8 Cam. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23216, HD 31579, Gaia DR3 260900747632644352. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 260900747632644352
- HIP
- 23216
- HD
- 31579
- gaia_dr3
- 260900747632644352
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Cam
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 260900747632644352
- HD 31579
- HIP 23216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.56