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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:48
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37 Comae Berenices

Altitude: 43.8°   Azimuth: 93.8°   Direction: East

37 Comae Berenices is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

37 Comae Berenices visual magnitude is 4.9. Because of its moderate brightness, 37 Comae Berenices should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 37 Comae Berenices is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 37 Comae Berenices star
DSS2 image of 37 Comae Berenices. The red arrow shows the motion of 37 Comae Berenices during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 37 Comae Berenices

4.9
Giant

37 Comae Berenices is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 43.8°
Azimuth: 93.8°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 37 Comae Berenices

37 Comae Berenices is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 37 Comae Berenices are provided in the following table:

13h 00m 16s
+30° 47’ 06”
95.6°
85.86°
Coma Berenices

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 37 Comae Berenices in the sky:

Finder chart 37 Comae Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for 37 Comae Berenices.

Visibility of 37 Comae Berenices from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 37 Comae Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.2°
Max altitude: 69.3°
Azimuth: 300.8°

Distance of 37 Comae Berenices from the Sun and relative movement

37 Comae Berenices is distant 898.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

275.48 pc
898.07 ly
-13 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/year
-0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 37 Comae Berenices

37 Comae Berenices belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.30
G9III
4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 37 Comae Berenices is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 37 Comae Berenices. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

37 Comae Berenices star system properties

37 Comae Berenices is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 37 Comae Berenices double sysyem:

4.9
12.7
7.8
5.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of 37 Comae Berenices

37 Comae Berenices
SAO63288
SAO63288