Merak

Merak — star, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Merak in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

Merak is shown at its catalogue position, at an adopted distance of 79.7 light-years from Earth. Its 3D stellar surface is an illustration based on the catalogue colour and adopted or estimated physical properties.

Catalogue distance

79.7 light-years

Apparent magnitude

2.34

Colour index (B−V)

0.03

Surface

Illustrated stellar plasma; not a resolved surface map

Explore Merak in 3D

Merak is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.