Auriga

Overview

Auriga (Aurigae) — The Charioteer is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The open clusters M36, M37, and M38

Notable stars

45 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Menkalinanmag 1.9
• Mahasimmag 2.65
• Hassalehmag 2.69
• Almaazmag 3.03
• Haedusmag 3.18
• Saclatenimag 3.69
• Delta Aurigaemag 3.72
• Nu Aurigaemag 3.97
• Pi Aurigaemag 4.3
• Kappa Aurigaemag 4.32
• Tau Aurigaemag 4.51
• 16 Aurigaemag 4.54

Deep-sky objects

• NGC 2281
• M 37
• M 36
• M 38
• NGC 1857
• NGC 1893
• NGC 1664
• NGC 1778
• NGC 1907
• Flaming Star Nebula

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• IncludesCapella
• ContainsMessier 36
• ContainsMessier 37
• ContainsMessier 38
• Constellation ofMenkalinan
• Constellation ofMahasim
• Constellation ofHassaleh
• Constellation ofAlmaaz
• Constellation ofHaedus
• Constellation ofSaclateni
• Constellation ofDelta Aurigae
• Constellation ofNu Aurigae
• Constellation ofPi Aurigae
• Constellation ofKappa Aurigae
• Constellation ofTau Aurigae
• Constellation of16 Aurigae
• Constellation ofLambda Aurigae
• Constellation ofChi Aurigae
• Constellation ofUpsilon Aurigae
• Constellation of2 Aurigae
• Constellation of50 Aurigae
• Constellation ofMu Aurigae
• Constellation of63 Aurigae
• Constellation of46 Aurigae

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.