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stellar astronomy > star cluster > open cluster > Coma Star Cluster

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Coma Star Cluster  

Definition

  • The Coma Star Cluster (also known as Melotte 111 or Collinder 256) is a small but nearby open cluster located in the constellation Coma Berenices. The cluster contains about 40 brighter stars (between magnitudes 5 and 10) with a common proper motion. The brighter stars of the cluster make out a distinctive "V" shape as seen when Coma Berenices is rising. The cluster used to represent the tail of Leo. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coma_Star_Cluster)

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Entry terms

  • Collinder 256
  • Melotte 111

In other languages

  • French

  • amas d'étoiles de la Chevelure de Bérénice
  • amas stellaire de la Chevelure
  • Collinder 256

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-H4HRDXQX-J

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