How to see it
8 Ser has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Ser: right ascension 15h 23m 44s, declination −1° 1′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
8 Ser. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 75342, HD 137006, Gaia DR3 4415459446689414144. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4415459446689414144
- HIP
- 75342
- HD
- 137006
- gaia_dr3
- 4415459446689414144
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Ser
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4415459446689414144
- HD 137006
- HIP 75342
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06