11 Comae Berenices

11 Comae Berenices is a double giant star in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

11 Comae Berenices visual magnitude is 4.74. Because of its moderate brightness, 11 Comae Berenices should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 11 Comae Berenices is -0.111 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.092 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about 11 Comae Berenices

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 11 Comae Berenices

11 Comae Berenices is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 11 Comae Berenices are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 11 Comae Berenices in the sky:

Visibility of 11 Comae Berenices from your location

Today's 11 Comae 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):

Distance of 11 Comae Berenices from the Sun and relative movement

11 Comae Berenices is distant 360.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 11 Comae Berenices

11 Comae Berenices belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Comae Berenices is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

11 Comae Berenices star system properties

11 Comae Berenices is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 11 Comae Berenices double sysyem:

Alternative designations of 11 Comae Berenices