Bis(2,6-diamino­pyridin-1-ium) hexa­aqua­cobalt(II) disulfate dihydrate

In the title compound, (C(5)H(8)N(3))(2)[Co(H(2)O)(6)](SO(4))(2)·2H(2)O, the complete complex cation is generated by crystallographic inversion symmetry, such that the Co(II) cation is octa­hedrally coordinated by six water mol­ecules. The organic cation is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.013 (1) Å. In the crystal structure, the ions and mol­ecules are linked into a pseudo-layered three-dimensional supra­molecular network via O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Weak inter­molecular π–π inter­actions further stabilize the crystal structure [centroid–centroid distance = 3.5231 (4) Å].