Coma Berenices Objects

Recommended Objects within the Coma Berenices Constellation to View or Photograph.

Object Name	Type	Magnitude	Object Size	Object Distance	Right Ascention	Declination	Notes & Link to Photo / Log / Info
Messier 53	Globular Cluster	8.33	13.0' x 13'.0	58,000 LY	13^h 12^m 55.3^s	+18° 10′ 09″	Viewable in 4 inch 8 inch upwards best
Messier 64	Spiral Galaxy	9.40	10'.0 x 5'.4	17 Million LY	12^h 56^m 43.7^s	+21° 40′ 58″	Blackeye Galaxy - nice in 6 inch upwards
Messier 85	Lenticular Galaxy	10.00	7'.1 x 5'.5	60 Million LY	12^h 25^m 24.0^s	+18° 11′ 28″	8 inch upwards recommended
Messier 88	Spiral Galaxy	10.40	6'.9 x 3'.7	47 Million LY	12^h 31^m 59.2^s	+14° 25′ 14″	8 inch upwards recommended
Messier 91	Barred Spiral Galaxy	11.00	5'.4 x 4'.3	63 Million LY	12^h 35^m 26.4^s	+14° 29′ 47″	10 inch upwards recommended
Messier 98	Spiral Galaxy	11.00	9'.8 x 2'.8	60 Million LY	12^h 13^m 48.3^s	+14° 54′ 01″	10 inch upwards recommended
Messier 99	Spiral Galaxy	10.40	5'.4 x 4'.7	60 Million LY	12^h 18^m 49.6^s	+14° 24′ 59″	8 inch upwards recommended
Messier 100	Spiral Galaxy	10.10	7′.4 × 6′.3	52.5 Million LY	12^h 22^m 54.9^s	+15° 49′ 21″	8 inch upwards recommended
NGC 4147	Globular Cluster	10.30	4'.0 x 4'.0	57,000 LY	12^h 10^m 06.2^s	+18° 32′ 31″	8 inch upwards recommended
NGC 4414	Spiral Galaxy	11.0	3'.6 x 2'.3	62 Million LY	12^h 26^m 27.0^s	+31° 13′ 29″	12 inch upwards required
NGC 4450	Spiral Galaxy	10.90	5'.2 x 3'.9	??	12^h 28^m 29.6^s	+17° 05′ 06″	12 inch upwards required
NGC 4494	Elliptical Galaxy	9.90	4'.4 x 4'.1	32 Million LY	12^h 31^m 24.0^s	+25° 46′ 29″	8 inch upwards recommended
NGC 4559	Spiral Galaxy	10.20	10'.8 x 4'.4	45 Million LY	12^h 35^m 57.3^s	+27° 57′ 53″	10 inch upwards recommended
NGC 4565	Edge on Spiral Galaxy	10.20	15'.8 x 2'.1	53 Million LY	12^h 36^m 20.6^s	+25° 59′ 20″	10 inch upwards recommended
NGC 4725	Spiral Galaxy	9.80	10'.8 x 7'.6	49 Million LY	12^h 50^m 26.7^s	+25° 30′ 01″	Fairly bright 8 inch upwards
Abell 1656	Galaxy Cluster	11.00	??	4000 Million LY	13^h 00^m 29.0^s	+27° 58′ 00″	16 inch required or photograph
Mel 111	Open Cluster	2.70	275'.0	260 LY	12^h 25^m 17.0^s	+25° 58′ 15″	30 Stars wide open cluster