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8 Cam has a visual magnitude of about 5.56: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 8 Cam: right ascension 4h 59m 46s, declination +53° 9′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

8 Cam. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23216, HD 31579, Gaia DR3 260900747632644352. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.