How to see it
8 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 5.69: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Lyn: right ascension 6h 37m 41s, declination +61° 28′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
8 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31676, HD 46480, Gaia DR3 1003703727881026304. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1003703727881026304
- HIP
- 31676
- HD
- 46480
- gaia_dr3
- 1003703727881026304
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Lyn
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1003703727881026304
- HD 46480
- HIP 31676
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.69