How to see it
8 Her has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Her: right ascension 16h 8m 47s, declination +17° 12′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
8 Her. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79102, HD 145122, Gaia DR3 1198906830389748864. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1198906830389748864
- HIP
- 79102
- HD
- 145122
- gaia_dr3
- 1198906830389748864
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8 Her
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12