Merak

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star
gptkbp:hasRecognition 2.37
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merak
gptkbp:isA spectral type A0III
gptkbp:isAvailableIn 79 light years away from Earth
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Phecda
gptkbp:isCitedBy gptkb:Dubhe
gptkbp:isFiledIn 0.03
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Declination +56° 22′ 36″
Right Ascension 11h 01m 50.3s
gptkbp:isPartOf Ursa Major constellation
Big Dipper asterism
gptkbp:isUsedIn most stars in the night sky
navigation_for_locating_Polaris
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs Beta Ursae Majoris
gptkbp:userInterface approximately 10,000 K