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Auriga (ôrī`gə) [Lat.,=the charioteer or wagoner], northern constellation constellation, in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration in the sky; properly speaking, a constellation is a definite region of the sky in which the configuration of stars is contained.
..... Click the link for more information. traditionally represented as a man, possibly Vulcan, carrying a goat on his shoulder while driving a chariot. It lies E of Perseus and N of Gemini and Taurus. Auriga contains Capella Capella, brightest star in the constellation Auriga ; Bayer designation α Aurigae; 1992 position R.A. 5^h16.1^m, Dec. +45°59'. Capella is a yellow giant star of spectral class G8 III and is also a spectroscopic binary star with a
..... Click the link for more information. , a bright, yellow giant star, and Epsilon Aurigae, an eclipsing binary in which a small star orbits a cool supergiant star. The constellation reaches its highest point in the evening sky in early February.

Auriga [ȯ′rī·gə]

(astronomy)

A constellation with a right ascension of 6 hours and declination of 40°N. Abbreviated Aur; Auri.

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