How to see it
8 Gem has a visual magnitude of about 5.86: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Gem: right ascension 6h 16m 19s, declination +23° 58′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
8 Gem. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29789, HD 43261, Gaia DR3 3425633243476154496. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3425633243476154496
- HIP
- 29789
- HD
- 43261
- gaia_dr3
- 3425633243476154496
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Gem
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.86