Merak (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Merak will become visible at around 21:42 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 52° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 02:56 when it dips 14° 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: | 26.0 parsec 84.9 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 90.8 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 68.6° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 0.27 |