Mirfak

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

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

Mirfak is shown at its catalogue position, at an adopted distance of 506.5 light-years from Earth. Its 3D stellar surface is an illustration based on the catalogue colour and adopted or estimated physical properties.

Catalogue distance
506.5 light-years
Apparent magnitude
1.79
Colour index (B−V)
0.48
Surface
Illustrated stellar plasma; not a resolved surface map

Explore Mirfak in 3D

Mirfak 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.

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