Merak (star)

Merak
Spectral	A1 IVps
Type	Subgiant
Luminosity	63.02 LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	2.37
Temperature	9375° K
Mass	2.7 MSol
Radius	3.02 RSol

The star Merak (otherwise known as Beta Ursae Majoris) is a blue-white subgiant star of spectral type A1 that is part of the loose open cluster known as the Ursa Major moving group.

Description (Specifications)

Merak has a circumstellar debris disk of orbiting dust that is centered at a radius of 47AU from the primary star.

The Merak star system is approximately 24.4pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimspinward/Spinward direction from Terra at bearing 149.2^o Galactic Longitude and +54.8^o North Galactic Latitude.

• The star 37 Ursae Majoris is located in relatively close proximity to Merak at 1.6 pc.
• The star Phecda is located close to Merak, and is separated from it by ~3.4 pc.

History & Background (Dossier)

(Non-Canonical): Merak is the primary star of the world Merak/Euxene (Aldebaran 0310).

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• External Link: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [1]

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• TravellerMap (Unofficial): [2]
• Author & Contributor: WHULorigan