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The constellation Coma Berenices

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Coma Berenices gathers 39 naked-eye stars —down to magnitude 6— in Stelvia's catalogue. The brightest is Beta Comae Berenices, and the constellation reaches its highest point of the night around March.

Coma Berenices in figures

Catalogued stars
39

Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6

Brightest star
Beta Comae Berenices

Apparent magnitude 4.23

Region of the sky
Northern sky

Declination from 14° to 33°

Highest around
March

Month when it culminates at midnight

With a proper name
1

Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation

Nearest star
Beta Comae Berenices

30 light years

These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.

Every star in Coma Berenices

The 39 stars of Coma Berenices catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.

A symbolic commemorative gift: neither the signature nor the chosen name implies ownership of the star or recognition by the IAU.