The Coma Berenices constellation
Com · Catalogue stars: 15
Why this name?
The name refers to the hair of the Egyptian queen Berenice II. According to tradition, she offered her locks to the gods in gratitude for her husband’s return from war.
A little history
The story originated in the third century BCE. Ptolemy still treated these stars as part of the region of Leo; they became an established separate constellation on European maps in the sixteenth century.
Data
- IAU code
- Com
- Catalogue stars
- 15
- Messier objects
- 8
- Brightest star
- HIP 64394 · 4.2ᵐ
Messier objects
Stars
Stars (HIP)
- HIP 64394 · 4.2ᵐ · G0V
- HIP 60742 · 4.3ᵐ · K2IIICN+...
- HIP 60202 · 4.7ᵐ · G8III
- HIP 63355 · 4.8ᵐ · M0III
- HIP 60351 · 4.8ᵐ · F8:p...
- HIP 61394 · 4.8ᵐ · A0IV
- HIP 64022 · 4.8ᵐ · K5III
- HIP 63462 · 4.9ᵐ · K1IIIp
- HIP 62886 · 4.9ᵐ · G8III
- HIP 60697 · 4.9ᵐ · F0p
- HIP 59847 · 4.9ᵐ · K0III
- HIP 62763 · 4.9ᵐ · G0III
- HIP 60746 · 5.0ᵐ · A4V
- HIP 59856 · 5.0ᵐ · K1III
Altitude above the horizon by latitude
| Latitude | Maximum altitude | Rise azimuth |
|---|---|---|
| +60° | 55° | 31° |
| +55° | 60° | 42° |
| +45° | 70° | 53° |
| +30° | 85° | 61° |
| 0° | 65° | 65° |
| −35° | 30° | 59° |
Geometric altitude at upper culmination, atmospheric refraction not included. Positive latitudes are in the northern hemisphere.
Culmination time by month
| Month | Culmination |
|---|---|
| January | 04:56 |
| February | 02:49 |
| March | 01:04 |
| April | 23:10 |
| May | 21:16 |
| June | 19:10 |
| July | 17:06 |
| August | 15:05 |
| September | 13:12 |
| October | 11:23 |
| November | 09:22 |
| December | 07:14 |
Upper culmination in local solar time — no time-zone or daylight-saving correction applied.
Neighbouring constellations
In brief
Which is the brightest star in Coma Berenices?
HIP 64394 — 4.2ᵐ.