Its story

8Nu 3CMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.10: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 8Nu 3CMa: right ascension 6h 37m 53s, declination −18° 14′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

8Nu 3CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31700, HD 47442, Gaia DR3 2940472157174944128. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.