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'''Beta Comae Berenices''' is a G-type main sequence dwarf star. It is the brightest star in the constellation Coma Berenices (despite the "Beta" in its name). | '''Beta Comae Berenices''' is a G-type main sequence dwarf star. It is the brightest star in the constellation Coma Berenices (despite the "Beta" in its name). | ||
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== Stories == | == Stories == |
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Beta Comae Berenices | |
Stellar characteristics | |
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Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension (Epoch J2000) | 13h 11m 52.4s |
Declination (Epoch J2000) | +27° 52' 41" |
Spectral type | G0 V |
Distance from Sol | 30 ± 0.2 ly |
Other designations | 43 Com, Beta Com, β Comae Berenices, β Com, Gl 502, GJ 876, HD 114710, HR 4983, BD +28°2193, GCTP 3015.00, LHS 348, LFT 978, LTT 13815, SAO 82706, FK5 492, HIP 64394 |
Beta Comae Berenices is a G-type main sequence dwarf star. It is the brightest star in the constellation Coma Berenices (despite the "Beta" in its name).
The system itself is rather empty - two gas giants and no major debris belts - which makes it unappealing to most explorers and colonists.
Stories
Beta Comae Berenices is the destination star system in the Fenspace Infinities story Archimedes' Lever