Coma Berenices

Co·ma Ber·e·ni·ces

C0497500 (kō′mə bĕr′ə-nī′sēz′)n. A constellation in the northern sky near Boötes and Leo that contains a prominent cluster of galaxies and the north pole of the Milky Way. Also called Berenice's Hair.

[New Latin Coma Berenicēs, Berenice's hair : Latin coma, hair + Latin Berenicēs, genitive of Berenicē, Berenice (a queen of Egypt who promised her hair to Venus).]

Coma Berenices

(ˈkəʊmə ˌbɛrɪˈnaɪsiːz) n, Latin genitive Comae Berenices (ˈkəʊmiː) (Astronomy) a faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Ursa Major and Boötes containing the Coma Cluster a cluster of approximately 1000 galaxies, at a mean distance of 300 million light years[from Latin, literally: Berenice's hair, named after Berenice (died 221 bc), consort of Ptolemy III]

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Noun

Coma Berenices - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies

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Coma Berenices

(be-rĕ-nÿ -seez) (Berenice's Hair) An inconspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere near Boötes, the brightest stars being of 4th magnitude. The north galactic pole lies in this constellation, which contains a huge cluster of faint galaxies, the very distant Coma cluster. Part of a less remote collection of galaxies, the Virgo cluster, is also contained in this constellation. Other objects of interest include the globular cluster M53 (NGC 5024) and the so-called Blackeye Galaxy M64 (NGC 4826), a spiral galaxy whose center is completely obscured by an enormous dark nebula. NGC 4565 is a very faint spiral galaxy seen edge-on. Abbrev.: Com; genitive form: Comae Berenices; approx. position: RA 12.5h, dec +20°; area: 386 sq deg.

Coma Berenices

a constellation in the northern sky. The brightest star in the constellation has a visual stellar magnitude of 4.4. The north galactic pole is located within the boundaries of this constellation. The most favorable conditions for visibility are in March and April. Coma Berenices can be seen from all parts of the USSR.

Coma Berenices

[′kō·mə ‚ber·ə′nī·sēz] (astronomy) A constellation, right ascension 13 hours, declination 20°N. Abbreviated Com. Also known as Berenice's Hair.