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Sunrise: 5:01 
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Sunset: 20:52
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Mel111 (Coma Star Cluster) - Open Cluster in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:59 | Tran: 21:27 | Set: 5:59
Alt: 6.04°   Az: 305.03°   Direction: North-West

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.

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 8.4500x8.4500 degrees (507.00x507.00 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

Apparent

12h 26m 22s
+25° 57’ 34”
07h 40m 18s
20h 06m 40s

J2000

12h 25m 05s
+26° 06’ 00”

Finder Chart

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°.

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

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

Apparent Size

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.0°
Max altitude: 64.5°
Azimuth: 296.0°