Menu
Constellations / Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices

Comae Berenices

Northern 386 sq° Com

Brightest star: Beta Comae Berenices

Open in Star Map Browse Catalog

Mythology

Named after Queen Berenice II of Egypt, who sacrificed her beautiful hair to the gods for her husband's safe return from war. The hair was placed in the sky.

Observing Highlights

One of the finest galaxy fields in the sky. Contains the Coma Star Cluster (Mel 111), M53 (globular), M64 (Black Eye Galaxy), M85, M88, M91, M98, M99, M100 and the Coma Galaxy Cluster.

Main Stars

20
Beta Com

HIP 64394; Beta Com; 43 Com

4.26 mag 135.0″ B: 12.1 F9.5V
Gamma Com

HIP 60742; Gamma Com; 15 Com

4.36 mag 16.1″ B: 12.0 K1IIIFe0.5
11 Com

HIP 60202; 11 Com

4.74 mag 9.3″ B: 12.9 G8+III
36 Com

HIP 63355; 36 Com

4.78 mag M1-IIIb
41 Com

HIP 64022; 41 Com

4.80 mag K5III
12 Com

HIP 60351; 12 Com

4.81 mag 37.0″ B: 11.8 G0III-IV+A3V
23 Com

HIP 61394; 23 Com

4.81 mag 0.4″ B: 6.9 A0IV
35 Com

HIP 62886; 35 Com

4.90 mag 1.2″ B: 7.1 G8III+F6V
37 Com

HIP 63462; 37 Com

4.90 mag 5.3″ B: 13.0 G9IIICH-2Fe1Ca1
31 Com

HIP 62763; 31 Com

4.94 mag G0III
7 Com

HIP 59847; 7 Com

4.95 mag G8IIIFe-0.5
14 Com

HIP 60697; 14 Com

4.95 mag F0p
16 Com

HIP 60746; 16 Com

5.00 mag 51.8″ B: 18.3 A4V
HIP 59856
5.00 mag 0.3″ K0.5IIIb
24 Com

HIP 61418; 24 Com

5.02 mag 20.1″ B: 6.3 K2III
6 Com

HIP 59819; 6 Com

5.10 mag 39.8″ B: 13.6 A3V
27 Com

HIP 62356; 27 Com

5.12 mag K3III
13 Com

HIP 60514; 13 Com

5.18 mag 0.2″ B: 9.6 A3V
Diadem

Diadem

HIP 64241; Alpha Com; 42 Com

5.22 mag 0.4″ B: 5.5 F5V
17 Com

HIP 60904; 17 Com

5.29 mag 5.23 - 5.4 ACV+DSCT A1IVp

Double Stars

15
24 Com

HIP 61418; 24 Com

5.02 mag 20.1″ B: 6.3 K2III
HIP 60197
7.13 mag 8.8″ B: 7.1 F3V+F3V
32 Com

HIP 62807; 32 Com

6.32 mag 196.3″ B: 7.0 M0III
Gamma Com

HIP 60742; Gamma Com; 15 Com

4.36 mag 16.1″ B: 12.0 K1IIIFe0.5
2 Com

HIP 58858; 2 Com

5.87 mag 3.7″ B: 7.5 F0IV-V
HIP 63933
6.54 mag 6.2″ B: 11.1 A3IV
11 Com

HIP 60202; 11 Com

4.74 mag 9.3″ B: 12.9 G8+III
37 Com

HIP 63462; 37 Com

4.90 mag 5.3″ B: 13.0 G9IIICH-2Fe1Ca1
17 Com

HIP 60904; 17 Com

5.29 mag 5.23 - 5.4 ACV+DSCT A1IVp
12 Com

HIP 60351; 12 Com

4.81 mag 37.0″ B: 11.8 G0III-IV+A3V
HIP 59941
6.34 mag 47.5″ B: 16.4 K4III
HIP 60170
5.54 mag 42.7″ B: 14.6 K2III-IV
HIP 61719
6.38 mag 34.2″ B: 12.5 K1III
HIP 59923
5.70 mag 8.4″ B: 11.2 A4m:
6 Com

HIP 59819; 6 Com

5.10 mag 39.8″ B: 13.6 A3V

Variable Stars

2
40 Com

HIP 63950; 40 Com

5.60 mag 5.3 - 6.1 SRB M5III
17 Com

HIP 60904; 17 Com

5.29 mag 5.23 - 5.4 ACV+DSCT A1IVp

Deep Sky Objects

30
Globular Cluster (2)
M53

NGC 5024

7.6 mag 12.6
NGC 5053
9.8 mag 10.5
Galaxy (28)
M64

NGC 4826

8.5 mag 9.3 SAab
Needle Galaxy

NGC 4565

C38

9.6 mag 16 Sb
C36

NGC 4559

9.8 mag 10 Sc
M98

NGC 4192

10.1 mag 9.5 SABab
M88

NGC 4501

9.6 mag 6.9 SA(rs)b
M99

NGC 4254

9.9 mag 5.4 SAc
M100

NGC 4321

9.3 mag 6.9 SABbc
NGC 4725
9.2 mag 11.0 SABab
M91

NGC 4548

10.2 mag 5.4 SBb
M85

NGC 4382

9.1 mag 7.1 S0
NGC 4274
10.4 mag 6.9 SBab
NGC 4394
10.9 mag 3.9 SBb
NGC 4414
10.3 mag 3.6 SAc
NGC 4450
10.1 mag 4.8 Sab
NGC 4651
10.7 mag 3.8 Sc
NGC 4293
11.0 mag 6.0 SBa
NGC 4302
11.6 mag 5.2 Sc
NGC 4419
11.1 mag 3.4 Sa
NGC 4314
10.5 mag 4.8 Sa
NGC 4689
10.9 mag 4.0 Sc
NGC 4064
11.5 mag 4.5 SBa
NGC 4298
11.4 mag 3.2 Sc
NGC 4312
11.8 mag 4.7 Sab
NGC 4448
11.1 mag 4.0 SBab
NGC 4571
11.3 mag 3.8 Sc
NGC 5172
11.9 mag 3.3 SABc
NGC 4162
11.5 mag 2.5 Sbc
NGC 4189
11.7 mag 2.5 Sc