Conon of Samos (c. 280-c. 220 B.C.) was a Hellenistic astronomer and mathematician who worked in Alexandria. In 246 B.C. he created the constellation of Coma Berenices, commemorating the sacrifice of Queen Berenice's tresses of hair after her husband's return from the Third Syrian War.
Discovered on 26-3-1971 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.