Auriga
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Auriga is a prominent northern constellation best known for its bright star Capella and its pentagon-shaped pattern in the winter sky.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auriga constellation | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
northern constellation ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 657 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | IAU 88 modern constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
bright star Capella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pentagon-shaped asterism ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Camelopardalis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Capella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAsterism |
The Kids
ⓘ
pentagon-shaped main pattern ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Flaming Star Nebula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IC 405 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 410 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 37 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1931 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tadpole Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Almaaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capella NERFINISHED ⓘ Elnath NERFINISHED ⓘ Haedus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hassaleh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahasim NERFINISHED ⓘ Menkalinan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saclateni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately +27° to +56° ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | primarily northern ⓘ |
| IAUAbbreviation | Aur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUGenitive | Aurigae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Erichthonius of Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hephaestus NERFINISHED ⓘ a charioteer holding a goat and kids ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | charioteer ⓘ |
| notableFor | rich open star clusters ⓘ |
| quadrant | NQ1 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 21 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 4h to 7h ⓘ |
| symbolism | the Charioteer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +90° and −40° ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason |
northern autumn
ⓘ
northern winter ⓘ |
| zodiacConstellation | false ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Auriga constellation