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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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Other deep sky objects in Coma Berenices
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Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices

Mel111 is a Open Cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. Mel111 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

Mel111
Open Cluster
Coma Berenices
Available Resources for Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices

Apparent size of Mel111

The following table reports Mel111 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of Mel111 is a visual representation of it.
253.5 arcmin
253.5 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of Mel111

The image below is a photograph of Mel111 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 8.45x8.45 degrees (507x507 arcmins).

Image of Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of Mel111 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (253.5 arcmin) and minor (253.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Mel111

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of Mel111 are provided in the following table:

12h 25m 05s
+26° 06’ 00”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of Mel111 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices.

Finder chart Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices.

Rise ans set times of Mel111 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.9°
Max altitude: 64.6°
Azimuth: 296.1°
Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom