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Diadem - α Comae Berenices (alpha Comae Berenices)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:12 | Tran: 14:42 | Set: 22:13
Alt: -5.63°   Az: 52.68°   Direction: North-East

Diadem, also designated as α Comae Berenices (alpha Comae Berenices), is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Diadem visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, Diadem is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of Diadem - α Comae Berenices (alpha Comae Berenices) star
DSS2 image of Diadem. The red arrow shows the motion of Diadem during the next 1000 years (-7.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 11m 12s
+17° 23’ 54”
15h 44m 08s
04h 55m 20s

J2000

13h 09m 59s
+17° 31’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

327.96°
79.49°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Diadem - α Comae Berenices (alpha Comae Berenices) star
Simplified finder chart for Diadem - α Comae Berenices (alpha Comae Berenices).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.22
Main-sequence

4.44
F5V
6625K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Diadem is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Star System Properties

Diadem 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 Diadem double sysyem:

5.22
5.32
0.1
0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Diadem is distant 46.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

14.32
46.70
-18 km/s
-0.431 arcsec/y
0.136"/y

Alternative Designations

Diadem
α Comae Berenices
(alpha Comae Berenices)
42 Comae Berenices
SAO100443
SAO100443
Gl 501 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Diadem - α Comae Berenices (alpha Comae Berenices) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.6°
Max altitude: 55.9°
Azimuth: 287.4°