Coma Berenices
constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Coma Berenices is a constellation[1]. It draws 2,189 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #32 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Conon of Samos[3]
- Shares border with: Canes Venatici[4], Ursa Major[5], Leo[6], Virgo[7], Boötes[8]
- Named after: Berenice II[9], head hair[10]
- Commons category: Coma Berenices (constellation)[11]
- Has part(s): Left Wall of the Supreme Palace Enclosure[12], Five Lords[13], Officer of Honour[14], Captain of the Bodyguards[15], Officers of the Imperial Guard[16]
- Time of discovery or invention: 245 BC[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Coma Berenices[18]
- Commons gallery: Coma Berenices[19]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[20], A field book of the stars[21], Star Lore of All Ages[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Coma Berenices[24], Šablona:Souhvězdí Vlasů Bereniky[25]
- Official name: Coma Berenices[26]
- Short name: Com[27]
- Area: 386.5 square degree[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- P14541: 3KjVPY[30]
Why It Matters
Coma Berenices has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]