Auriga (constellation) facts for kids
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List of stars in Auriga
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| Abbreviation | Aur |
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| Genitive | Aurigae |
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| Symbolism | the Charioteer |
| Right ascension | 6 |
| Declination | +40 |
| Quadrant | NQ1 |
| Area | 657 sq. deg. (21st) |
| Main stars | 5, 8 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars |
65 |
| Stars with planets | 7 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 4 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 2 |
| Brightest star | Capella (α Aur) (0.08m) |
| Messier objects | 3 |
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| Visible at latitudes between +90° and −40°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of late February to early March. |
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Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. It is the Latin word for "charioteer" - someone who drives a vehicle that is pulled by an animal. The astronomer Ptolemy listed Auriga in the 2nd century when he was writing a list of 48 constellations.
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Images for kids
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A painting by Peter Paul Rubens entitled Finding of Erichthonius; Erichthonius and Auriga are often associated.
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Auriga carrying the goat and kids as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards illustrated by Sidney Hall, London c. 1825.
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A size comparison of the four stars in the Capella system and the Sun.
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An artist's rendering of the Epsilon Aurigae system.
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The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405), and its neighbor IC 410, along with AE Aurigae, which illuminates the nebula.
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A photograph of M36, clearly showing its characteristic knot of bright stars and its concentration
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A photograph of M37, showing its obviously larger size and its notable brightness
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A photograph of M38; its characteristic shape, clearly visible to an observer in a telescope, is obscured by the greater number of stars revealed by a long-exposure photograph.
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A picture of NGC 1893 obtained by the Spitzer Space Telescope. An association of recently formed stars is surrounded by the nebula IC 410.
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The 2007 Aurigid outburst observed from 47,000 feet by a NASA mission.
See also
In Spanish: Auriga (constelación) para niños
