24 Comae Berenices (24 Com)
24 Comae Berenices (24 Com) is a double star in the constellation Coma Berenices, magnitude 5.1.
A colorful pair often likened to Albireo. Its components (magnitudes 5.1 and 6.3) lie 20.1″ apart at PA 271° (measured 2023).
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around May, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in March). It can be seen from everywhere north of 72°S and never sets north of 72°N.
At its highest it stands 58° up from 50°N, 73° up from 35°N, 72° up from the equator, 37° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Double star
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Designations
- 24 Com, STF 1657, HIP 61418
- Magnitude
- 5.1
- Position
- RA 12h 35.1m, Dec +18° 23′ (J2000)
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