Berenice's Hair
Coma Berenices
Genitive: Comae Berenices · abbreviation Com
Best evening month
May
Visible from
66°S to 90°N
Centre RA
12h 54m 00s
Centre Dec
+24° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Queen Berenice II of Egypt offered her hair to the gods for her husband's safe return; it vanished from the temple and the court astronomer declared it placed among the stars.
Mercator 1551; Tycho Brahe 1602
Brightest stars
- mag 4.23
β Comae Berenices
HIP 64394
- mag 4.32
Diadem
α Comae Berenices · HIP 64241
- mag 4.35
Al Dafirah
γ Comae Berenices · HIP 60742
- mag 4.72
11 Comae Berenices
HIP 60202
- mag 4.76
36 Comae Berenices
HIP 63355
- mag 4.78
12 Comae Berenices
HIP 60351
- mag 4.80
23 Comae Berenices
HIP 61394
- mag 4.80
41 Comae Berenices
HIP 64022
- mag 4.88
37 Comae Berenices
HIP 63462
- mag 4.89
35 Comae Berenices
HIP 62886