γ Comae Berenices (gamma Comae Berenices)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:01 | Tran: 19:47 | Set: 4:36

Alt: -3.87° Az: 32.47° Direction: North-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 12s

Declination +28° 07’ 39”

Hour Angle 14h 29m 36s

Sidereal Time 02h 57m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 26m 56s

Declination +28° 16’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.63°

Galactic Latitude 84.46°

Finder Chart

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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 11:01

Max altitude: 66.6° TRANSIT 19:47

Azimuth: 298.1° SET 4:36

Set Location

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