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  2. Capella - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Messier 37 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 37 (also known as M37, NGC 2099, or the Salt and Pepper Cluster) is the brightest and richest open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654. M37 was missed by French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil when he rediscovered M36 and M38 in 1749.

  4. List of stars in Auriga - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Messier 38 - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Category:Auriga - Wikipedia

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    Constellation map: Pages in category "Auriga" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. ... List of stars in Auriga; 0–9. 1 Aurigae; 2 Aurigae ...

  7. NGC 1907 - Wikipedia

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    With a magnitude of 8.2 it is visible in the constellation Auriga. Sources ... Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images This page ...

  8. 9 Aurigae - Wikipedia

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    9 Aurigae (9 Aur) is a star system in Auriga (constellation).It has an apparent magnitude of about 5, making it visible to the naked eye in many suburban skies. [15] Parallax estimates made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at about 86 light-years (26 parsecs) from the solar system, [1] although individual Gaia Data Release 3 parallaxes place all three components at 88 light years.

  9. Lambda Aurigae - Wikipedia

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    Lambda Aurigae, Latinized from λ Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a solar analog [9] star in the northern constellation of Auriga. [13] It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. [2] Based upon parallax measurements, it is approximately 40.7 light-years (12.5 parsecs) distant from the Earth. [14]