Star
Merak
β Ursae Majoris · HIP 53910 · White main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (0.03) — a surface around 9,800 K.
Distance
79.7 light-years
Spectral type
A1V
Brightness
mag 2.34
Absolute mag
0.40
Luminosity
60 × Sun
Surface
~9,800 K
Right ascension
11h 01m 50s
Declination
+56° 23′
- Merak is a white main-sequence star in Ursa Major.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.