Coma Berenices

Overview

Coma Berenices (Comae Berenices) — Berenice's Hair is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The Coma Star Cluster
• ★Many galaxies of the Coma and Virgo clusters, incl. the Black Eye Galaxy (M64)

Notable stars

24 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Beta Comae Berenicesmag 4.23
• Diademmag 4.32
• Gamma Comae Berenicesmag 4.35
• 11 Comae Berenicesmag 4.72
• 36 Comae Berenicesmag 4.76
• 12 Comae Berenicesmag 4.78
• 23 Comae Berenicesmag 4.8
• 41 Comae Berenicesmag 4.8
• 37 Comae Berenicesmag 4.88
• 35 Comae Berenicesmag 4.89
• 14 Comae Berenicesmag 4.92
• 31 Comae Berenicesmag 4.93

Deep-sky objects

• M 53
• Black Eye Galaxy
• M 85
• NGC 4725
• M 100
• NGC 4494
• Coma Pinwheel
• NGC 4559
• NGC 5053
• M 88
• Umbrella Galaxy
• M 98
• Needle Galaxy
• M 91
• NGC 4889
• Mice Galaxy

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofBeta Comae Berenices
• Constellation ofDiadem
• Constellation ofGamma Comae Berenices
• Constellation of11 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of36 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of12 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of23 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of41 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of37 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of35 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of14 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of31 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of7 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of16 Comae Berenices
• Constellation ofHR 4668
• Constellation of24 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of6 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of27 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of13 Comae Berenices
• Constellation ofAlpha Comae Berenices
• Constellation of17 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of18 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of21 Comae Berenices
• Constellation of26 Comae Berenices

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.