α-Com (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , α-Com is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:51 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 40° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.

Name α-Com
Object type Star
Other names
α-Com
Alpha Comae Berenices
42-Com
42 Comae Berenices
HR 4969[1]
HD 114379
NSV 6116
Position
Right ascension:13h09m59s [1]
Declination:+17°31'46" [1]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:
Variable
5.22 (V) [1]

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