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8 Aql

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8 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 6.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 8 Aql: right ascension 18h 51m 22s, declination −3° 19′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

8 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 92524, HD 174589, Gaia DR3 4258727053454106112. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 92524
Right ascension
18h 51m 22s
Declination
−3° 19′ 05″
Magnitude
6.01
Distance
≈ 271 ly
Data: gaia-dr3