Star profile

31 Comae Berenices

Variable star

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is 31 Comae Berenices

31 Comae Berenices is a yellow G-type star whose brightness shifts faintly over time, a tenuous pulsation that turns it into a study object. It lives in Berenice's Hair, one of the few modern constellations inspired by a real historical figure. Its light, emitted nearly three centuries ago, travels through a sky region famed for its density of galaxies.

Where it is and when to see it

31 Comae Berenices lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 66° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 29° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 62° S.

It ranks no. 13 in brightness among the 39 stars of Coma Berenices in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Comae Berenices, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 290 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 31 Comae Berenices

Constellation: Coma Berenices
Apparent magnitude: 4.93
Distance: 290.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 192.925° · Dec 27.541°
Catalogue: HIP 62763 · HD 111812

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Other stars in Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices has 39 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 39 stars in Coma Berenices