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SteveMerak is a star in the Big Dipper constellation, which is part of our Milky Way galaxy. The distance between Earth and Merak is about 79.7 light-years.
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How far is merak the star from earth?
78 light years
What is the brightness of the merak star?
Merak is a star, not a constellation. Merak and Dubhe are the two "pointer" stars at the lip of the Big Dipper, that point to Polaris in the northern sky. Merak is an "A1" spectral class "white" star, about 3 times more massive than the Sun, and correspondingly hotter.
How far form the earth is your planet?
Er ... which planet exactly do you think that we come from? As far as science can discover, Earth IS the only planet with life on it, so you're asking how far Earth is from Earth.
What constellation is used to determine earth's north?
The constellation Ursa Minor contains the star Polaris, which is the pole star.Two stars in Ursa Major, Merak and Dubhe, form a pair line that points to Polaris. They are the stars on the edge of the "Big Dipper."
How far is the Pluto from the black hole?
About as far as Earth or the Sun is.
