Coma Berenices

• Abbreviation: Com
• Genitive: Comae Berenices
• Translation: Berenice's Hair
• Sky Chart
• Peoria Astronomical Society Coma Berenices Page
• Interactive star chart (Java applet)

Position in the Sky

• Explanation of the following information
• Right Ascension: 13 hours
• Declination: 20 degrees
• Visible between latitudes 90 and -60 degrees
• Best seen in May (at 9:00 PM)

Named Stars

• Diadem (Alpha Com)

Messier Objects

• M53 (globular cluster)
• M64 The Blackeye Galaxy (spiral galaxy)
• M85 (elliptical galaxy)
• M88 (spiral galaxy)
• M91 (spiral galaxy)
• M98 (spiral galaxy)
• M99 (spiral galaxy)
• M100 (spiral galaxy)

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