Its story
8 Gem has a visual magnitude of about 5.86: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 8 Gem: right ascension 6h 16m 19s, declination +23° 58′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
8 Gem. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29789, HD 43261, Gaia DR3 3425633243476154496. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 29789
- Right ascension
- 6h 16m 19s
- Declination
- +23° 58′ 12″
- Magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- ≈ 482 ly
Data: gaia-dr3