α-Com (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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.
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Name
α-Com
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h09m59s [2] |
| Declination: | +17°31'45" [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.38 (V) [2] 4.92 (BT) [2] 4.43 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 17.8 parsec 58.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.41 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 455.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 288.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 3.13 |
Sources