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8Gam Sex has a visual magnitude of about 5.78: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 8Gam Sex: right ascension 9h 52m 30s, declination −8° 6′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).

8Gam Sex. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48437, HD 85558, Gaia DR3 3771611379066234240. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.