Merak (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Merak is visible all night. It will become visible around 18:25 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 42° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Merak
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.35 (V) [2] 2.38 (BT) [1] 2.35 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
| Right ascension: | 11h01m50s [2] |
| Declination: | +56°22'56" [2] |
| Distance: | 24.4 parsec 79.7 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 88.0 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 67.6° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.41 |