Coma Berenices (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, genitive Co·mae Ber·e·ni·ces [koh-mee ber-uh-nahy-seez]. /ˈkoʊ mi ˌbɛr əˈnaɪ siz/. Astronomy.
  1. Berenice's Hair, a northern constellation situated north of Virgo and between Boötes and Leo.
noun Latin genitive Comae Berenices (ˈkəʊmiː)
  1. a faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Ursa Major and Boötes containing the Coma Cluster a cluster of approximately 1000 galaxies, at a mean distance of 300 million light years
Coma Berenices (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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