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35 Comae Berenices

Altitude: 42.3°   Azimuth: 249.1°   Direction: West-South-West

35 Comae Berenices is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

35 Comae Berenices visual magnitude is 4.9. Because of its moderate brightness, 35 Comae Berenices should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 35 Comae Berenices:

4.9
Giant

35 Comae Berenices is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 42.3°
Azimuth: 249.1°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 35 Comae Berenices

35 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 35 Comae Berenices are provided in the following table:

12h 53m 17s
+21° 14’ 42”
307.21°
84.1°
Coma Berenices

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 35 Comae Berenices in the sky:

Finder chart 35 Comae Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for 35 Comae Berenices.

Visibility of 35 Comae Berenices 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 35 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):

Azimuth: 68.8°
Max altitude: 59.8°
Azimuth: 291.2°

Digitized Sky Survey image of 35 Comae Berenices

The image below is a photograph of 35 Comae Berenices 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 35 Comae Berenices is -0.047 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 35 Comae Berenices star
DSS2 image of 35 Comae Berenices. The red arrow shows the motion of 35 Comae Berenices during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 35 Comae Berenices from the Sun and relative movement

35 Comae Berenices is distant 324.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

99.40 pc
324.06 ly
-7 km/s
-0.047 arcsec/year
-0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 35 Comae Berenices

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

-0.09
G8III
4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 35 Comae Berenices is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 35 Comae Berenices. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

35 Comae Berenices star system properties

35 Comae Berenices is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 35 Comae Berenices double sysyem:

4.9
7
2.1
1 arcsec

Alternative designations of 35 Comae Berenices

35 Comae Berenices
SAO82550
SAO82550