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| + | |name=Merak | ||
| + | |image = [[File:Traveller_Imperial_Science_Societies_Sunburst_logo.svg|45px]] | ||
| + | |spectral=A1 IVps | ||
| + | |type=Subgiant | ||
| + | |multiple= | ||
| + | |radius= 3.02 | ||
| + | |rrank= | ||
| + | |lum= 63.02 | ||
| + | |mag= | ||
| + | |lref= 2.37|lrworld=[[Terra (SR 1827) (world)|Terra]] | ||
| + | |lref2= |lrworld2=[[Vland (world)|Vland]] | ||
| + | |temp= 9375 | ||
| + | |mass= 2.7 | ||
| + | |mrank= | ||
| + | |companion= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | The star [[Merak (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 47<small>AU</small> 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<sup>o</sup> Galactic Longitude and +54.8<sup>o</sup> North Galactic Latitude. | |
| − | + | * The star ''37 Ursae Majoris'' is located in relatively close proximity to '''Merak''' at 1.6 pc. | |
| + | * The star [[Phecda (star)|Phecda]] is located close to [[Merak (star)|Merak]], and is separated from it by ~3.4 pc. | ||
== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
| − | + | '''Merak''' is the primary star of the world {{World|Merak|Aldebaran|Euxene|0310}}. | |
| + | |||
| + | === Image Repository === | ||
| + | [[TravellerMap]] <small>([[T5SS]])</small>: <br> [https://travellermap.com/?options=58363&x=1.299&y=-129.5&scale=128] | ||
== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Metadata}} |
| − | {{Wikipedia| | + | {{Advanced}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Wikipedia|Beta_Ursae_Majoris}} |
| + | {{Sources | ||
| + | |S1= EXTERNAL LINK: ''SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg'': [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-fid] | ||
| + | |S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | ||
| + | |S3= Author & Contributor: [[User:WHULorigan|WHULorigan]] | ||
| + | |S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | {{LE| | + | {{LE|Star}} |
Latest revision as of 09:28, 18 March 2024
| Merak | |
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| 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)[edit]
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 149.2o Galactic Longitude and +54.8o 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)[edit]
Merak is the primary star of the world Merak/Euxene (Aldebaran 0310).
Image Repository[edit]
TravellerMap (T5SS):
[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Beta_Ursae_Majoris. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science