How to see it
8Gam Sex has a visual magnitude of about 5.78: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8Gam Sex: right ascension 9h 52m 30s, declination −8° 6′ 19″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
8Gam Sex. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48437, HD 85558, Gaia DR3 3771611379066234240.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3771611379066234240
- HIP
- 48437
- HD
- 85558
- gaia_dr3
- 3771611379066234240
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8Gam Sex
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.78