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Auriga

御夫座 • Aur
Rank: #21
657 sq. deg.

Auriga is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. Its name is Latin for '(the) charioteer', associating it with various mythological beings, including Erichthonius and Myrtilus.

IAU constellation map showing the boundaries and main stars

Auriga

Genitive Aurigae
Symbolism The Auriga
Right ascension 06h 00m 00s
Declination +40° 00' 00"
Area
Area rank 21
Brightest star
Best visible at 21:00 Variable

Deep-Sky Objects Summary

32
Brightest Stars
23
Open Clusters
0
Globular Clusters
4
Galaxies
0
Nebulae

Brightest Stars

Designation Name Apparent magnitude Right ascension Declination Spectral type
α Aur Capella 0.08 5h 16m 41.36s 45° 59' 52.8" G3III:
β Aur Menkalinan 1.90 5h 59m 31.72s 44° 56' 50.8" A1V
θ Aur Mahasim 2.65 5h 59m 43.27s 37° 12' 45.3" A0V
ι Aur Hassaleh 2.69 4h 56m 59.62s 33° 09' 57.9" K3II
θ-Aur θ-Aur
ι-Aur ι-Aur
ε-Aur ε-Aur
η-Aur η-Aur
δ-Aur δ-Aur
ζ-Aur ζ-Aur
ν-Aur ν-Aur
κ-Aur κ-Aur
π-Aur π-Aur
τ-Aur τ-Aur
16-Aur 16-Aur
λ-Aur λ-Aur
χ-Aur χ-Aur
υ-Aur υ-Aur
2-Aur 2-Aur
ψ²-Aur ψ²-Aur
μ-Aur μ-Aur
63-Aur 63-Aur
ψ¹-Aur ψ¹-Aur
ξ-Aur ξ-Aur
ψ⁷-Aur ψ⁷-Aur
9-Aur 9-Aur
ω-Aur ω-Aur
KW Aur KW Aur
σ-Aur σ-Aur
ψ⁴-Aur ψ⁴-Aur
19-Aur 19-Aur
φ-Aur φ-Aur

Open Clusters

Designation Name Apparent magnitude Right ascension Declination Angular size
M37 M37 6.20 5h 52m 18.60s 32° 32' 36.0" Unknown
M36 Pinwheel Cluster 6.30 5h 36m 19.80s 34° 08' 02.0" Unknown
M38 Starfish Cluster 7.40 5h 28m 40.00s 35° 49' 08.0" Unknown
NGC 2281 NGC 2281 Unknown
Messier 37 Messier 37 Unknown
Messier 36 Messier 36 Unknown
Messier 38 Messier 38 Unknown
NGC 1857 NGC 1857 Unknown
NGC 1893 NGC 1893 Unknown
NGC 1664 NGC 1664 Unknown
NGC 1778 NGC 1778 Unknown
NGC 1907 NGC 1907 Unknown
NGC 1931 NGC 1931 Unknown
NGC 2126 NGC 2126 Unknown
NGC 2192 NGC 2192 Unknown
NGC 1883 NGC 1883 Unknown
NGC 1798 NGC 1798 Unknown
NGC 1790 NGC 1790 Unknown
NGC 1896 NGC 1896 Unknown
NGC 2013 NGC 2013 Unknown
NGC 2165 NGC 2165 Unknown
NGC 2240 NGC 2240 Unknown
NGC 1724 NGC 1724 Unknown

Galaxies

Designation Name Apparent magnitude Right ascension Declination Type
NGC 2208 NGC 2208 Galaxy
NGC 2303 NGC 2303 Galaxy
IC 2190 IC 2190 Galaxy
NGC 2387 NGC 2387 Galaxy

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