Coma Berenices


Coma Berenices is an inconspicuous constellation in the northern sky between Leo and Bootes.

With the naked eye, this cluster of faint stars is best observed on a dark moonless night. In Central Europe, the constellation is quite high in the spring sky, but is hardly visible in light-polluted skies.

Coma Berenices
Latin name Coma Berenices
Latin genitive Comae Berenices
Abbreviation Com
Brightest star β Comae Berenices
Fully visible 90° N to 56° S
Observation time for Central Europe November – August
The constellation Coma Berenices. Chart: International Astronomical Union in collaboration with the magazine Sky & Telescope