Coma Star Cluster
Also known as Mel 111
Coma Star Cluster is an open cluster in the constellation Coma Berenices, about 280 light-years from Earth.
Nearby open cluster in Coma Berenices
Facts
| Type | Open cluster |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Position (J2000) | 12h 24m 03s, +25° 39′ |
| Distance | 280 light-years (its light set off about 280 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 1.8 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Studied in | 532 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Coma Star Cluster is highest in the sky at midnight in March. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 84° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 66°. To see it you need the naked eye, even from a town.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Coma Berenices
- Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
- Coma Pinwheel (M99)
- M53 (NGC 5024)
- M85 (NGC 4382)
- M88 (NGC 4501)
- M91 (NGC 4548)
- M98 (NGC 4192)
- M100 (NGC 4321)
Everything in Coma Berenices · All 88 constellations · All sky objects
Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits