31 Comae Berenices

31 Comae Berenices
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 51m 41.92207s [1]
Declination +27° 32 26.5754 [1]
Spectral typeG0IIIp [1]

31 Comae Berenices (31 Com) is a yellow giant star in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its apparent magnitude is 4.94.

31 Com is the north galactic pole star, and occasionally goes by the informal name Polaris Galacticum Borealis, coined by Jim Kaler.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SIMBAD entry". Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  2. "Polaris Galacticum Borealis". Retrieved 2015-12-02.


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