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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. AB Aurigae - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Theta Aurigae - Wikipedia

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    Theta Aurigae (Latinized from θ Aurigae, abbreviated Theta Aur, θ Aur) is a binary star in the constellation of Auriga. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to this system is about 166 light-years (51 parsecs). [1] The two components are designated Theta Aurigae A (also named Mahasim [10]) and B.

  5. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    The use of astronomical symbols for the Sun and Moon dates to antiquity. The forms of the symbols that appear in the original papyrus texts of Greek horoscopes are a circle with one ray for the Sun and a crescent for the Moon. [3] The modern Sun symbol, a circle with a dot (☉), first appeared in Europe in the Renaissance. [3]

  6. Omega Aurigae - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Zeta Aurigae - Wikipedia

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    Zeta Aurigae, or ζ Aurigae, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga. Based upon parallax measurements, this system is approximately 860 light-years (260 parsecs) distant from the Sun. [6] It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.75, [2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.

  8. 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]

  9. Beta Aurigae - Wikipedia

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    Beta Aurigae (Latinized from β Aurigae, abbreviated Beta Aur, β Aur), officially named Menkalinan / m ɛ ŋ ˈ k æ l ɪ n æ n /, [11] [12] is a binary star [13] system in the northern constellation of Auriga. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the system is 1.9, [5] making it the second-brightest member of the constellation after ...