31 Comae Berenices

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31 Comae Berenices
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A visual band light curve for 31 Comae Berenices, adapted from Strassmeier et al. (1997). [1] The red line shows the linear least squares fit to the data.
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 51m 41.91900s [2]
Declination +27° 32′ 26.5683″ [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)4.87 - 4.97 [3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Hertzsprung gap [4]
Spectral type G0III [5]
Variable type FK Com [3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: −10.990 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: −8.313 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.4933 ± 0.1828  mas [2]
Distance 284 ± 5  ly
(87 ± 1  pc)
Details [5]
Radius 8.9  R☉
Luminosity 74  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.51  cgs
Temperature 5,660  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.15  dex
Rotation 6.8 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)67 km/s
Other designations
31 Com, LS Comae Berenices, BD+28°2156, FK5  1332, HD  111812, HIP  62763, HR  4883, SAO  82537 [6]
Database references
SIMBAD data

31 Comae Berenices (31 Com) is a yellow giant star in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its apparent magnitude is about 4.9 and slightly variable. It is visible to the naked eye. In 1997, Klaus G. Strassmeier et al. announced their discovery that the star is a variable star. [1] It was given its variable star designation, LS Comae Berenices, in 2003. [7] It is a rare FK Comae Berenices variable, a variable star that spins rapidly and has large starspots on its surface. [6] It is currently in the Hertzsprung gap and its outer envelope has just begun convection. [4] In 1989 it was given as a spectral standard for the class G0IIIp. [8]

31 Com is the north galactic pole star, and occasionally goes by the informal name Polaris Galacticum Borealis, coined by Jim Kaler. [9]

In Chinese astronomy, 31 Comae Berenices is called 郎將, Pinyin: Lángjiāng, meaning Captain of the Bodyguards, because this star is marking itself and stand alone in Captain of the Bodyguards asterism, Supreme Palace enclosure mansion (see : Chinese constellation). [10]

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  10. ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Coma Berenices the Berenice's Hair
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