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The Auriga constellation occupies an area of 657 square degrees and contains six stars with known planets. Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, α Canis Majoris (Alpha Canis Majoris), or Canicula, is the single brightest star in the night sky. abs. Bright Stars. Sp. Its traditional name is a reference to its mythological position as Amalthea; it is sometimes called the "Goat Star… It lies at a distance of 8.60 light years (2.64 parsecs) from Earth, in the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog.Sirius is not the brightest star because it is more luminous than other visible stars, but because it is located so close to the solar system. Eastern Section. The brightest star in the Auriga constellation is Capella or alpha Aurigae. mag.
Click the map for a 909x1199 version of the above. Click here for a map better suited for use in the field. This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Auriga, sorted by decreasing brightness. Alpha Aurigae (), the brightest star in Auriga, is a G8III class star (G-type giant) 43 light-years away and the sixth brightest star in the night sky at magnitude 0.08.
It can be seen at latitudes between +90° and -40° and is best visible at 9 p.m. in late February and early March. Named Stars .
This is the eastern section of the constellation. class Notes Capella: M36 (open cluster) M37 (open cluster) M38 (open cluster) Auriga was protrayed as a charioteer who was seen carying two to three children on his arm. CAPELLA (Alpha Aur) Menkalinan (Beta Aur) Al Anz (Epsilon Aur) Haedi (Zeta Aur) Hoedus II (Eta Aur) Hassaleh (Iota Aur) Messier Objects . Auriga (The Charioteer) Auriga (pronounced ɔːˈraɪɡə) is the Latin name of a large constellation (in fact it extends itself for about 36 degrees across the sky) situated north of the celestial equator.As such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
Archived from the original on 13 May Auriga Constellation List of stars in Auriga. mag. Interactive, wide area map of Auriga. Click here for a map better suited for use in the field. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. The map displays stars to magnitude 10, and deepsky objects to magnitude 12. In Brazil, the Bororo people incorporate the stars of Auriga into a massive constellation representing a caiman ; its southern stars represent the end of the animal’s tail.