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Categories: Coma Berenices (constellation), Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, long volume value, Greco-Roman Egypt in art and culture, Northern constellations

Coma Berenices Berenice's Hair Com Coma Coma Berenices constellation

A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies WordNet 3.0

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A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies WordNet 3.0

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies Open English WordNet

Coma Berenices is an ancient asterism in the northern sky, which has been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. Wikipedia

A constellation in the northern hemisphere Wikipedia Disambiguation

Traditional asterism that has since been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A constellation located between Leo, Virgo, Canes Venatici and Ursa Major. OmegaWiki

A small dim summer constellation of the northern sky, said to represent an offering of hair from Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Originally considered to represent the tuft of hair on the end of Leo's tail. Wiktionary

Small dim summer constellation of the northern sky. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

constellation

PART OF

Ursa Major family

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft

DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR

Conon of Samos

NAMED AFTER

head hair

Berenice II