8 Comae Berenices
8 Comae Berenices is a giant star in the constellation of Coma Berenices.
8 Comae Berenices visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its reltive faintness, 8 Comae Berenices should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 8 Comae Berenices is -0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 8 Comae Berenices
8 Comae Berenices is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 55.5°
Azimuth: 224.2°
Direction: South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 8 Comae Berenices
8 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 8 Comae Berenices are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 8 Comae Berenices in the sky:
Visibility of 8 Comae Berenices from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 8 Comae Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 8 Comae Berenices from the Sun and relative movement
8 Comae Berenices is distant 285.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 8 Comae Berenices
8 Comae Berenices belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Comae Berenices is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
