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MERAK
Magnitude |
2.44 |
Spectral Type |
A0 (green) |
Distance |
76 Light Years |
Right Ascension |
10h 58.8m |
Declination |
+56o 39' |
"UMa MERAK,
from the Arabic Maraqq ad-Dubb al-Akbar,
'the loins of the greater bear'."
From "Pronunciations, Derivations, and Meanings of a Selected List
of Star Names", Popular Astronomy, January 1944, by George A. Davis
jr.