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Auriga



Abbreviation: Aur
Genitive: Aurigae
Right Ascension: 6.00 hours
Declination: 41.73 degrees
  Auriga is almost circumpolar, and so is visible for most of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Auriga the Charioteer. Auriga is believed to have originated with the Babylonians. Auriga may once have had a chariot,but he is most commonly found holding a Goat and two kids. In his other hand are reins to the missing Chariot. Nothing else is much known about him almost every culture includes him, but none agree as to who he was.

The Greeks and the Babylonians depict him as the lame son of Vulcan and Minvera, Erichthonius, who is said to have invented the four horse chariot.

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Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
CAPELLA 5.00:16.00:41.35 +45.00:59.00:52.90 0.08
MENKALINAN 5.00:59.00:31.72 +44.00:56.00:50.78 1.90
IOT AUR 4.00:56.00:59.61 +33.00:9.00:57.93 2.69
EPS AUR 5.00:1.00:58.13 +43.00:49.00:23.83 2.90
ETA AUR 5.00:6.00:30.88 +41.00:14.00:4.15 3.17
DEL AUR 5.00:59.00:31.63 +54.00:17.00:4.95 3.72
ZET AUR 5.00:2.00:28.68 +41.00:4.00:32.96 3.75
NU AUR 5.00:51.00:29.38 +39.00:8.00:54.56 3.97
KAP AUR 6.00:15.00:22.68 +29.00:29.00:52.95 4.35
LAM AUR 5.00:19.00:8.47 +40.00:5.00:56.61 4.71
CHI AUR 5.00:32.00:43.67 +32.00:11.00:31.29 4.76
MU AUR 5.00:13.00:25.71 +38.00:29.00:4.12 4.86
63 AUR 7.00:11.00:39.31 +39.00:19.00:13.95 4.90
PSI1 AUR 6.00:24.00:53.89 +49.00:17.00:16.53 4.91
XI AUR 5.00:54.00:50.76 +55.00:42.00:25.15 4.99
66 AUR 7.00:24.00:8.46 +40.00:40.00:20.49 5.19
PSI6 AUR 6.00:47.00:39.57 +48.00:47.00:22.21 5.22
PSI5 AUR 6.00:46.00:44.33 +43.00:34.00:38.77 5.25
OMI AUR 5.00:45.00:54.03 +49.00:49.00:34.69 5.47
51 AUR 6.00:38.00:39.53 +39.00:23.00:27.01 5.69
64 AUR 7.00:18.00:2.20 +40.00:53.00:0.21 5.87
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

M-36

 This is the first of three bright open clusters in the southern part of constellation Auriga, included in Messier's catalog

M-37

 M-37 is the brightest of the 3 open clusters in southern Auriga, this cluster was missed by Le Gentil when he rediscovered M36 and M38 in 1749

M-38

 Its brightest stars form a pattern resembling the Greek letter Pi, or (according to Webb) an 'oblique cross'.
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
NGC 1664 04 51.1 +43 42 OPNCL 07.6 065 05
NGC 1778 05 08.1 +37 03 OPNCL 07.7 097 05
NGC 1857 05 20.2 +39 21 OPNCL 07 066 05
Cr 62 05 22.5 +41 00 OPNCL 04.2 066 05
NGC 1893 05 22.7 +33 24 OPNCL 07.5 097 05
NGC 1907 05 28.0 +35 19 OPNCL 08.2 097 05
NGC 1912 05 28.7 +35 50 OPNCL 06.4 097 05
NGC 1960 05 36.1 +34 08 OPNCL 06 097 05
Basel 4 05 48.5 +30 13 OPNCL 09.1 098 05
NGC 2099 05 52.4 +32 33 OPNCL 05.6 098 05
IC 2149 05 56.3 +46 07 PLNNB 10.0 066 05
NGC 2281 06 49.3 +41 04 OPNCL 05.4 068 05
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
RT Aur 6.00:25.00:21.30 +30.00:31.00:33.00 DCEP 5.82 5.00
WW Aur 6.00:29.00:11.40 +32.00:29.00:33.00 EA/DM 6.54 5.79
AE Aur 5.00:12.00:59.80 +34.00:15.00:25.00 INA 6.08 5.78
AR Aur 5.00:15.00:1.20 +33.00:42.00:55.00 EA/DM 6.82 6.15
HZ Aur 5.00:2.00:51.00 +33.00:51.00:8.00 ACV 7.13 7.02
IQ Aur 5.00:15.00:42.40 +33.00:41.00:50.00 ACV 5.43 5.35
KW Aur 5.00:12.00:8.80 +32.00:37.00:54.00 DSCTC+ELL 5.08 4.95
LY Aur 5.00:26.00:21.90 +35.00:20.00:11.00 EB/SD: 7.35 6.66
NO Aur 5.00:37.00:26.90 +31.00:53.00:43.00 LC 6.30 6.10
NV Aur 5.00:7.00:20.00 +52.00:48.00:48.00 M 6.20 3.60
NY Aur 6.00:55.00:47.40 +42.00:23.00:3.00 ACV 6.77 6.60
OX Aur 6.00:49.00:35.10 +38.00:55.00:51.00 DSCT 6.14 5.94
PU Aur 5.00:14.00:41.30 +42.00:44.00:24.00 LB: 0.10 5.64
QR Aur 6.00:10.00:10.00 +41.00:42.00:43.00 ACV 7.16 7.10
V0352 Aur 6.00:51.00:38.30 +43.00:58.00:28.00 DSCTC 6.06 6.03
V0362 Aur 5.00:23.00:58.50 +29.00:52.00:46.00 LC 7.73 7.29
V0370 Aur 5.00:40.00:33.00 +32.00:40.00:48.00 M 2.20 1.60
V0373 Aur 5.00:55.00:58.00 +38.00:26.00:12.00 M 7.00 5.10
V0390 Aur 5.00:11.00:30.80 +47.00:6.00:56.00 BY 0.07 7.00
V0393 Aur 5.00:44.00:3.00 +43.00:11.00:36.00 SRA 2.30 1.30
V0394 Aur 6.00:3.00:10.90 +29.00:31.00:6.00 SRC 6.11 6.01
V0395 Aur 6.00:13.00:11.70 +28.00:52.00:12.00 ELL 7.43 7.34
V0398 Aur 5.00:2.00:45.30 +51.00:32.00:1.00 I: 5.03 4.93
bet Aur 5.00:55.00:51.60 +44.00:56.00:41.00 EA/DM 1.98 1.89
eps Aur 4.00:58.00:22.50 +43.00:45.00:5.00 EA/GS 3.83 2.92
zet Aur 4.00:58.00:58.70 +41.00:0.00:18.00 EA/GS 3.97 3.70
tet Aur 5.00:56.00:18.60 +37.00:12.00:40.00 ACV 2.70 2.62
pi. Aur 5.00:56.00:13.40 +45.00:56.00:4.00 LC 4.34 4.24
psi 1 Aur 6.00:21.00:2.90 +49.00:18.00:57.00 LC 5.70 4.75
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
STF 644 05 10.4 37 17 6.8, 7.1 1.60 223 5 97
STF 653 05 15.4 32 40 5.2, 7.4 14.60 225 5 97
STT 63 05 30.8 39 49 6.5, 7.8 76.80 276 5 66/ 97
STF 718 05 32.3 49 23 7.5, 7.5 7.70 74 5 41/ 66
STF 753 05 38.6 30 30 5.5, 8.0 12.40 267 5 97/ 98
STF 764 05 41.4 29 29 6.8, 7.4 26.00 14 5 97/ 98
BU 560 05 47.4 29 39 8.0, 8.0 1.50 131 5 98
STT 545 05 59.7 37 12 2.7, 7.2 3.50 314 5 98
STF 845 06 11.7 48 42 6.1, 6.8 7.70 356 5 67
STF 872 06 15.6 36 09 6.8, 7.8 11.30 217 5 98