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With an average apparent magnitude of +0.08, Capella is the brightest object in the constellation Auriga, the sixth-brightest star in the night sky, the third-brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere (after Arcturus and Vega), and the fourth-brightest visible to the naked eye from the latitude 40°N. It appears to be a rich yellowish ...
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Auriga, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
AE Aurigae (abbreviated as AE Aur) is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula. Description. Hipparcos light curves for AE ...
Constellation map: Pages in category "Auriga" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
AB Aurigae is a young Herbig Ae star [3] in the Auriga constellation. It is located at a distance of approximately 509 light years from the Sun based on stellar parallax. [1] This pre-main-sequence star has a stellar classification of A0Ve, [4] matching an A-type main-sequence star with emission lines in the spectrum.
Messier 38 or M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, [4] is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently found by Le Gentil in 1749. The open clusters M36 and M37, also discovered by Hodierna, are often grouped together with M38. [5]
Omega Aurigae, Latinized from ω Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a double star [11] in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 4.95, [2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. The distance to this system, as determined using parallax measurements, is approximately 162 light-years (50 parsecs). [1]
Eta Aurigae (η Aurigae, abbreviated Eta Aur, η Aur), officially named Haedus / ˈ h iː d ə s /, [10] [11] is a star in the northern constellation of Auriga.With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.18, [2] it is visible to the naked eye.