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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
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 .
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]
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. ...
Nu Aurigae, Latinised from ν Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.96 [2] and is approximately 200 light-years (61 parsecs) distant from the Earth. [1] This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G9.5 III. [9]
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.
With a magnitude of 8.2 it is visible in the constellation Auriga. Sources ... Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images This page was last edited ...
Psi 1 Aurigae (ψ 1 Aur, ψ 1 Aurigae) is a star in the northern constellation of Auriga.It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.91. [2] Based upon a measured annual parallax shift of 0.44 mas, [1] it is approximately 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) distant from the Earth.