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Epsilon Aurigae (ε Aurigae, abbreviated Epsilon Aur, ε Aur) is a multiple star system in the northern constellation of Auriga, the charioteer.It is an unusual eclipsing binary system comprising an F0 supergiant (officially named Almaaz / æ l ˈ m ɑː z /, the traditional name for the system) and a companion which is generally accepted to be a huge dark disk orbiting an unknown object ...
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Johann Bayer originated a method of systematically naming stars, now called the Bayer designation, in his star atlas Uranometria. Help keep this category in order, modify [[Category:Bayer objects]]
IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula [1] in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0.
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.
Examples of eclipsing binaries are Epsilon Aurigae (Almaaz), VV Cephei, and V766 Centauri (HR 5171). Angular diameter measurements can be inconsistent because the boundary of the very tenuous atmosphere ( opacity ) differs depending on the wavelength of light in which the star is observed.
Psi 9 Aurigae, Latinised from ψ 9 Aurigae, is a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.75. [ 2 ] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.59 mas , [ 1 ] the distance to this star is approximately 1,300 light-years (400 parsecs ).
Pi Aurigae, Latinized from π Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a single, [11] red-hued star in the northern constellation of Auriga. Located about one degree north of the 2nd magnitude star Beta Aurigae , [ 12 ] Pi Aurigae is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.25 [ 2 ] Based upon parallax measurements, it is ...