Coma Berenices facts for kids
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List of stars in Coma Berenices
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| Abbreviation | Com |
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| Genitive | Comae Berenices |
| Pronunciation | genitive |
| Symbolism | the Berenice's Hair |
| Right ascension | 11h 58m 25.0885s–13h 36m 06.9433s |
| Declination | 33.3074303°–13.3040485° |
| Area | 386 sq. deg. (42nd) |
| Main stars | 3 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars |
44 |
| Stars with planets | 5 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 1 |
| Brightest star | β Com (4.26m) |
| Messier objects | 8 |
| Meteor showers | Coma Berenicids |
| Bordering constellations |
Canes Venatici Ursa Major Leo Virgo Boötes |
| Visible at latitudes between +90° and −70°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of May. |
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Coma Berenices is a constellation in the northern sky.
Deep-sky objects
Images for kids
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Bust of Berenice II of Egypt
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Coma Berenices on Mercator's 1551 celestial globe, in the upper left
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Coma Berenices' major stars
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Messier 100 taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3
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M64 (Black Eye Galaxy)
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Dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4789A
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NGC 4565 (Needle Galaxy)
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NGC 4651, with umbrella-shaped stellar streams
See also
In Spanish: Coma Berenices para niños
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