Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices

Abbreviation:
Com
Genitive:
Comae Berenices
Translation:
Berenice's Hair
Right Ascention:
13h 0m
Declination:
20°

Queen Berenice was so distraught over her husband King Ptolemy III going to war that she promised to cut off her beautiful flowing hair if he returned safely. On his return, she did so, and her hair was placed in the sky as a token of her love for her husband.

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