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Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the Bayer designation α Aurigae , which is Latinised to Alpha Aurigae and abbreviated Alpha Aur or α Aur . Capella is the sixth-brightest star in the night sky , and the third-brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere after Arcturus and Vega .
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.
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. ...
Hipparcos light curves for AE Aurigae. The main plot shows the long-term variation, and the inset plot shows the variation folded over a period of 213.7 days. Adapted from Marchenko et al. (1998) [8]
AR Aurigae (AR Aur), also known by its Flamsteed designation 17 Aurigae, is a binary star in the constellation Auriga. Based on parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft, it is approximately 461 light-years from Earth. [10] Both components are blue-white B-type main-sequence stars that do not fill their Roche lobes.
In Indian astronomy, it is known by the name Prajapati / p r ə ˈ dʒ ɑː p ə t i /, from the Sanskrit प्रजापति prajāpati "the Lord of Created Beings". [15] [16]In Chinese, 八穀 (Bā Gǔ), meaning Eight Kinds of Crops, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Aurigae, ξ Aurigae, 26 Camelopardalis, 14 Camelopardalis, 7 Camelopardalis, 9 Aurigae, 11 Camelopardalis and 31 ...
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]
UU Aurigae is a carbon star in the constellation Auriga. It is approximately 341 parsecs (1,110 light-years ) from Earth . It is a variable star that is occasionally bright enough to be seen by the naked eye under excellent observing conditions.