Merak (Star)

From Cambridge , Merak is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:31 (EDT), 43° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:03, 9° above your northern horizon.
Name
Merak
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 11h01m50s [3] |
Declination: | +56°22'56" [3] |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.35 (V) [3] 2.38 (BT) [2] 2.35 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 24.4 parsec 79.7 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
Proper motion (speed): | 88.0 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 67.6° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.41 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.