γ Comae Berenices (gamma Comae Berenices)

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:08 | Tran: 11:54 | Set: 20:40

Alt: 19.68° Az: 69.23° Direction: East-North-East

γ Comae Berenices is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

γ Comae Berenices visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Comae Berenices is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of γ Comae Berenices (gamma Comae Berenices) star

DSS2 image of γ Comae Berenices. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Comae Berenices during the next 10000 years (-13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 28m 10s

Declination +28° 07’ 52”

Hour Angle 17h 46m 35s

Sidereal Time 06h 14m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 26m 56s

Declination +28° 16’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.63°

Galactic Latitude 84.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for γ Comae Berenices (gamma Comae Berenices).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.77

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Comae Berenices is distant 169.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 52.14

Distance (light year) 169.97

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.083 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.08"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Comae Berenices
(gamma Comae Berenices)

Flamsteed designation 15 Comae Berenices

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108381

SAO Catalogue SAO82313

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60742

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 2288

FK5 Catalogue 2999

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 61.9° RISE 3:08

Max altitude: 66.7° TRANSIT 11:54

Azimuth: 298.1° SET 20:40

Set Location

Other stars in Coma Berenices