List of stars in Auriga

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Auriga, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B F HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag.		 abs.
mag.		 Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
Capella α 13 34029 24608 05h 16m 41.30s +45° 59′ 56.5″ 0.08 −0.48 42 G8III / G0III Alhajoth, Alhaior, Althaiot, Alhaiset, Alhatod, Alhojet, Alanac, Alanat, Alioc; quadruple star, spectroscopic binary; 11th and 14th brightest stars
β Aur β 34 40183 28360 05h 59m 31.77s +44° 56′ 50.8″ 1.90 −0.10 82 A2V Menkalinan, Menkalina; eclipsing spectroscopic binary; Algol variable
θ Aur θ 37 40312 28380 05h 59m 43.24s +37° 12′ 46.0″ 2.65 −0.98 173 A0p Si Mahasim, Maha-Sim, Manus; α² CVn variable
ι Aur ι 3 31398 23015 04h 56m 59.62s +33° 09′ 58.1″ 2.69 −3.29 512 K3IIvar Kabdhilinan, Hassaleh
ε Aur ε 7 31964 23416 05h 01m 58.13s +43° 49′ 23.9″ 3.03 −5.95 2037 F0Ia Almaaz, Maaz, Al Maz, Al Anz; long period eclipsing binary; Algol variable
η Aur η 10 32630 23767 05h 06m 30.87s +41° 14′ 04.7″ 3.18 −0.96 219 B3V Haedus II, Hoedus II, Haedus, Maha-Sim
ζ Aur ζ 8 32068 23453 05h 02m 28.68s +41° 04′ 33.2″ 3.69 −3.22 787 K4II comp Sadatoni, Saclateni, Haedus I, Hoedus I; eclipsing binary; Algol variable
δ Aur δ 33 40035 28358 05h 59m 31.55s +54° 17′ 05.9″ 3.72 0.55 140 K0III Prijipati, Praja
ν Aur ν 32 39003 27673 05h 51m 29.39s +39° 08′ 54.5″ 3.97 −0.13 215 K0III
π Aur π 35 40239 28404 05h 59m 56.10s +45° 56′ 12.3″ 4.30 −2.76 840 M3IIvar
κ Aur κ 44 43039 29696 06h 15m 22.74s +29° 29′ 55.4″ 4.32 0.75 169 G8IIIvar
τ Aur τ 29 38656 27483 05h 49m 10.46s +39° 10′ 52.1″ 4.51 0.44 213 G8III
16 Aur 16 34334 24727 05h 18m 10.55s +33° 22′ 19.2″ 4.54 0.26 234 K3III...
λ Aur λ 15 34411 24813 05h 19m 08.08s +40° 06′ 02.4″ 4.69 4.18 41 G0V Al Hurr[1]
χ Aur χ 25 36371 25984 05h 32m 43.67s +32° 11′ 31.3″ 4.71 −5.77 4075 B5Iab
υ Aur υ 31 38944 27639 05h 51m 02.41s +37° 18′ 20.5″ 4.72 −1.10 475 M1III
2 Aur 2 30834 22678 04h 52m 38.00s +36° 42′ 11.5″ 4.79 −1.39 561 K3III
ψ2 Aur ψ2 50 47174 31832 06h 39m 19.83s +42° 29′ 20.4″ 4.80 −0.81 432 K3III part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
μ Aur μ 11 33641 24340 05h 13m 25.73s +38° 29′ 04.8″ 4.82 1.33 162 A4m
63 Aur 63 54716 34752 07h 11m 39.29s +39° 19′ 14.0″ 4.91 −0.86 464 K4II-III
ψ1 Aur ψ1 46 44537 30520 06h 24m 53.90s +49° 17′ 16.4″ 4.92 −5.43 3835 K5Iabvar part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
ω Aur ω 4 31647 23179 04h 59m 15.38s +37° 53′ 25.7″ 4.93 1.49 159 A1V Binary, associated to EUVE J0459+37.8 is UV-emission source
ξ Aur ξ 30 39283 27949 05h 54m 50.79s +55° 42′ 24.9″ 4.96 0.62 241 A2V
9 Aur 9 32537 23783 05h 06m 40.66s +51° 35′ 53.3″ 4.98 2.89 85 F0V V398 Aurigae, Gamma Doradus variable
ψ7 Aur ψ7 58 49520 32844 06h 50m 45.96s +41° 46′ 53.6″ 4.99 −0.25 364 K3III part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
KW Aur 14 33959 24504 05h 15m 24.41s +32° 41′ 15.3″ 5.01 0.43 269 A9IV δ Sct variable; multiple star system
σ Aur σ 21 35186 25292 05h 24m 39.14s +37° 23′ 07.4″ 5.02 −0.97 513 K4III
ψ4 Aur ψ4 55 47914 32173 06h 43m 05.01s +44° 31′ 28.3″ 5.04 0.18 306 K5III part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
19 Aur 19 34578 24879 05h 20m 00.92s +33° 57′ 29.0″ 5.05 −4.82 3075 A5IIvar
φ Aur φ 24 35620 25541 05h 27m 38.89s +34° 28′ 33.6″ 5.08 −0.37 400 K4IIIp
65 Aur 65 57264 35710 07h 22m 02.69s +36° 45′ 38.3″ 5.12 0.84 235 K0III
ρ Aur ρ 20 34759 25048 05h 21m 48.41s +41° 48′ 16.8″ 5.22 −1.25 642 B5V
ψ6 Aur ψ6 57 48781 32562 06h 47m 39.58s +48° 47′ 22.1″ 5.22 −0.35 424 K1III part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
66 Aur 66 57669 35907 07h 24m 08.47s +40° 40′ 20.8″ 5.23 −1.51 728 K0III
ψ5 Aur ψ5 56 48682 32480 06h 46m 44.34s +43° 34′ 37.3″ 5.24 4.15 54 G0V part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
49 Aur 49 46553 31434 06h 35m 12.06s +28° 01′ 20.4″ 5.26 −0.42 447 A0Vnn
45 Aur 45 43905 30247 06h 21m 46.11s +53° 27′ 08.6″ 5.34 1.56 186 F5III...
ψ3 Aur ψ3 52 47100 31789 06h 38m 49.19s +39° 54′ 09.3″ 5.34 −1.49 758 B8III part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
40 Aur 40 41357 28946 06h 06m 35.09s +38° 28′ 58.0″ 5.36 0.01 380 A4m
IQ Aur 34452 24799 05h 19m 00.02s +33° 44′ 54.5″ 5.38 −0.31 448 A0p... α² CVn variable
26 Aur 26 37269 26536 05h 38m 38.10s +30° 29′ 32.8″ 5.40 −0.29 447 A2V + GIII
UU Aur 46687 31579 06h 36m 32.84s +38° 26′ 44.0″ 5.40 −3.32 1811 C5II semiregular variable
34557 24902 05h 20m 14.68s +41° 05′ 10.8″ 5.46 0.60 306 A3V
ο Aur ο 27 38104 27196 05h 45m 54.05s +49° 49′ 34.6″ 5.46 −0.39 482 A0p...
34904 25143 05h 22m 50.32s +41° 01′ 45.3″ 5.54 0.72 300 A3V
PU Aur 34269 24738 05h 18m 15.68s +42° 47′ 31.9″ 5.55 −1.09 694 M4III variable star
30454 22393 04h 49m 12.84s +31° 26′ 15.4″ 5.57 1.29 235 K2III
30557 22545 04h 51m 09.36s +48° 44′ 26.7″ 5.64 0.67 321 G9III
34790 25001 05h 21m 12.69s +29° 34′ 11.6″ 5.66 1.00 278 A1Vs
33167 24109 05h 10m 42.87s +46° 57′ 44.8″ 5.67 2.35 151 F5V
30823 22699 04h 52m 47.77s +42° 35′ 11.9″ 5.68 −0.32 517 A3III
35600 25492 05h 27m 08.27s +30° 12′ 31.0″ 5.69 −3.56 2312 B9Ib
51 Aur 51 47070 31771 06h 38m 39.55s +39° 23′ 28.0″ 5.70 0.76 317 K5III
36 Aur 36 40394 28499 06h 00m 58.56s +47° 54′ 07.1″ 5.71 −1.77 1022 B9.5p SiFe V444 Aur; α² CVn variable
36678 26344 05h 36m 35.22s +54° 25′ 43.3″ 5.74 −1.06 746 M0III
RT Aur 48 45412 30827 06h 28m 34.09s +30° 29′ 35.1″ 5.75 −2.65 1560 F5.5Ibv Cepheid variable
53 Aur 53 47152 31737 06h 38m 23.02s +28° 59′ 03.8″ 5.76 0.20 421 B9npe...
41 Aur A 41 42126 29388 06h 11m 36.58s +48° 42′ 40.0″ 5.78 0.88 311 A3V+... binary star
42471 29451 06h 12m 20.13s +32° 41′ 36.2″ 5.78 −2.40 1411 M1III
WW Aur 46052 31173 06h 32m 27.20s +32° 27′ 17.8″ 5.82 1.19 275 A3m + A3m
30453 22407 04h 49m 19.06s +32° 35′ 17.8″ 5.84 0.78 336 A8m
ψ9 Aur ψ9 50658 33377 06h 56m 32.06s +46° 16′ 26.4″ 5.85 −1.17 825 B8III part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
64 Aur 64 56221 35341 07h 18m 02.22s +40° 53′ 00.1″ 5.87 1.30 268 A5Vn
47 Aur 47 45466 30972 06h 30m 02.98s +46° 41′ 07.9″ 5.88 −0.18 530 K4III
50763 33415 06h 56m 56.13s +46° 42′ 19.9″ 5.88 0.83 334 K0III:
39586 27973 05h 54m 59.02s +31° 42′ 07.0″ 5.90 1.42 256 A5IV
40084 28343 05h 59m 21.78s +49° 55′ 28.4″ 5.90 −1.79 1124 G5III
39 Aur 39 41074 28823 06h 05m 03.42s +42° 58′ 55.1″ 5.90 2.34 168 F3V
35520 25471 05h 26m 48.80s +34° 23′ 30.6″ 5.92 −2.06 1289 A1p
35239 25291 05h 24m 38.53s +31° 08′ 35.4″ 5.94 −1.07 821 B9III
5 Aur 5 31761 23261 05h 00m 18.35s +39° 23′ 40.9″ 5.95 2.33 173 F5V
V433 Aur 37367 26606 05h 39m 18.31s +29° 12′ 54.8″ 5.98 −1.81 1177 B2IV-V
40486 28562 06h 01m 43.05s +48° 57′ 34.1″ 5.98 −0.64 686 K0
AE Aur 34078 24575 05h 16m 18.15s +34° 18′ 44.0″ 5.99 −2.26 1455 O9.5Vvar runaway star; Orion variable
36040 25816 05h 30m 48.65s +41° 27′ 43.5″ 5.99 0.62 386 K0IIIp
V394 Aur 41429 28930 06h 06m 22.44s +29° 30′ 44.7″ 6.01 −1.18 893 M3II comp
33203 24072 05h 10m 18.81s +37° 18′ 06.7″ 6.02 −2.97 2050 B2II: comp
54 Aur 54 47395 31852 06h 39m 33.12s +28° 15′ 47.4″ 6.02 −0.67 709 B7III
62 Aur 62 51440 33614 06h 59m 02.88s +38° 03′ 09.4″ 6.02 −0.31 603 K2III
50056 33044 06h 53m 03.54s +35° 47′ 16.8″ 6.03 −0.62 698 K3III:
37519 26712 05h 40m 35.91s +31° 21′ 29.6″ 6.04 0.10 502 B9.5III-IVp
39225 27778 05h 52m 40.08s +33° 55′ 02.8″ 6.04 −0.75 744 M2II:
40626 28637 06h 02m 48.59s +49° 54′ 20.8″ 6.04 0.54 410 B9.5IV
31069 22842 04h 54m 51.22s +44° 03′ 39.6″ 6.06 0.97 340 A0V
42466 29569 06h 13m 45.34s +51° 10′ 21.4″ 6.07 0.61 403 K1III
36891 26363 05h 36m 52.42s +40° 10′ 56.6″ 6.08 −3.38 2547 G3Ib
38 Aur 38 40801 28677 06h 03m 17.87s +42° 54′ 42.8″ 6.08 1.56 261 K0III
41 Aur B 41 42127 06h 11m 36.60s +48° 42′ 40.0″ 6.09 component of the 41 Aur system
31327 22955 04h 56m 20.09s +36° 10′ 06.8″ 6.10 −6.66 11643 B2Ib
36719 26315 05h 36m 15.95s +47° 42′ 55.2″ 6.10 1.05 333 F0V:
59 Aur 59 50018 33041 06h 53m 01.41s +38° 52′ 08.9″ 6.10 0.04 530 F2V OX Aur; δ Sct variable
32188 23511 05h 03m 18.64s +41° 26′ 30.0″ 6.11 −2.87 2037 A2sh
41330 28908 06h 06m 08.62s +35° 23′ 18.4″ 6.12 4.01 86 G0V
32406 23583 05h 04m 14.56s +30° 29′ 40.6″ 6.14 −0.12 581 K0II-III
40083 28390 05h 59m 47.95s +54° 32′ 49.6″ 6.14 1.04 341 K2III
AR Aur 17 34364 24740 05h 18m 18.89s +33° 46′ 02.7″ 6.15 0.72 398 B9.5V eclipsing binary
41467 29025 06h 07m 26.76s +41° 51′ 15.6″ 6.15 −0.89 834 K0III
33654 24451 05h 14m 44.27s +53° 12′ 50.2″ 6.16 −2.45 1716 A0V
V352 Aur 50420 33269 06h 55m 14.66s +43° 54′ 36.2″ 6.16 −0.97 869 A9III δ Sct variable
HD 35519 35519 25476 05h 26m 54.33s +35° 27′ 26.3″ 6.17 −0.31 644 K2 Star in Cluster NGC 1912 and NGC 1907
35521 25475 05h 26m 51.28s +33° 15′ 44.2″ 6.18 1.06 344 K0
40588 28517 06h 01m 10.06s +31° 02′ 04.3″ 6.18 1.70 256 A2V
53925 34462 07h 08m 36.25s +37° 26′ 42.5″ 6.19 −0.45 695 K1III
32655 23799 05h 06m 49.56s +43° 10′ 29.0″ 6.20 −0.91 860 F2IIp...
35984 25730 05h 29m 40.63s +29° 11′ 11.7″ 6.20 1.45 290 F6III
V538 Aur 37394 26779 05h 41m 20.33s +53° 28′ 56.4″ 6.21 5.77 40 K1V BY Draconis variable
40325 28438 06h 00m 18.92s +44° 35′ 31.6″ 6.21 0.97 365 K2III...
48073 32190 06h 43m 13.72s +37° 08′ 50.7″ 6.21 0.38 478 K0
34332 24771 05h 18m 40.32s +40° 27′ 54.6″ 6.22 −0.36 676 K0
NO Aur 37536 26718 05h 40m 42.05s +31° 55′ 14.2″ 6.23 −1.89 1370 M2SIab S star type
40832 28644 06h 02m 55.12s +32° 38′ 10.4″ 6.23 2.74 163 F4V
41269 28861 06h 05m 33.90s +33° 35′ 56.7″ 6.23 −1.06 937 B9sp...
49949 33056 06h 53m 07.57s +44° 50′ 24.3″ 6.24 1.03 359 A8Vn
36499 26071 05h 33m 38.23s +34° 43′ 32.2″ 6.27 0.78 408 A3IV
V440 Aur 39045 27661 05h 51m 25.74s +32° 07′ 28.9″ 6.28 0.03 580 M3III
42083 29404 06h 11m 45.91s +52° 38′ 50.5″ 6.28 1.27 327 A5m
38765 27625 05h 50m 56.22s +51° 30′ 52.9″ 6.29 1.62 281 K1III
35238 25290 05h 24m 38.44s +31° 13′ 26.2″ 6.30 −0.49 744 K1III...
38358 27319 05h 47m 14.68s +42° 31′ 37.1″ 6.30 −0.42 720 K0
50384 33271 06h 55m 15.21s +45° 49′ 35.7″ 6.31 0.96 383 K0III-IV
41162 28820 06h 05m 02.58s +37° 57′ 51.4″ 6.32 −0.50 755 K0III+...
60 Aur 60 50037 33064 06h 53m 13.37s +38° 26′ 18.4″ 6.32 2.23 214 F5V:
43 Aur 43 43380 29949 06h 18m 16.86s +46° 21′ 38.7″ 6.33 1.20 346 K2III
56941 35623 07h 21m 03.11s +42° 39′ 21.6″ 6.33 −0.63 805 K0
41636 29114 06h 08m 23.14s +41° 03′ 21.0″ 6.34 0.99 384 G9III
39866 28117 05h 56m 33.77s +28° 56′ 32.2″ 6.35 −3.88 3622 A2II
47270 31889 06h 39m 57.87s +44° 00′ 50.8″ 6.35 −0.19 663 K1III
37138 26463 05h 37m 45.80s +33° 33′ 33.0″ 6.36 0.44 498 K0
48272 32268 06h 44m 12.52s +36° 06′ 33.3″ 6.37 −0.85 908 A2V
36041 25810 05h 30m 45.07s +39° 49′ 33.6″ 6.38 0.63 460 G9III
40722 28642 06h 02m 53.49s +43° 22′ 42.3″ 6.38 0.88 410 K0
40873 28765 06h 04m 29.11s +51° 34′ 24.6″ 6.39 0.98 394 A7III
37646 26781 05h 41m 20.97s +29° 29′ 14.9″ 6.40 0.46 502 B8IV
39182 27777 05h 52m 39.67s +39° 34′ 29.0″ 6.40 −0.14 661 A2V
57263 35725 07h 22m 13.41s +38° 59′ 45.7″ 6.40 0.33 533 K0
35681 25580 05h 28m 00.92s +33° 45′ 51.2″ 6.41 3.76 110 F5
44092 30200 06h 21m 11.91s +29° 32′ 27.3″ 6.41 1.33 338 A1Vs
33463 24193 05h 11m 38.31s +29° 54′ 13.1″ 6.42 −1.31 1144 M2III
40062 28385 05h 59m 45.83s +55° 19′ 15.9″ 6.42 1.32 342 A5m
45192 30741 06h 27m 35.52s +32° 33′ 47.2″ 6.43 0.80 435 K0
37250 26592 05h 39m 08.72s +41° 21′ 31.9″ 6.44 2.02 250 K0
22 Aur 22 35076 25192 05h 23m 22.86s +28° 56′ 12.6″ 6.45 0.15 593 B9Vs
6 Aur 6 31780 23268 05h 00m 23.21s +39° 39′ 16.8″ 6.46 −1.45 1244 K5III
ψ8 Aur ψ8 61 50204 33133 06h 53m 57.07s +38° 30′ 18.3″ 6.46 −0.56 825 B9.5sp... part of Dolones (ψ Aur)[1]
38229 27293 05h 47m 00.06s +51° 31′ 15.5″ 6.47 0.63 481 G5
V403 Aur 39743 28162 05h 57m 04.90s +49° 01′ 46″ 6.47 583 G8III RS CVn variable
33632 24332 05h 13m 17.55s +37° 20′ 15.5″ 6.48 4.41 85 F8
47703 32040 06h 41m 37.77s +35° 55′ 55.2″ 6.48 2.00 256 F8III
51021 33453 06h 57m 18.50s +37° 23′ 41.0″ 6.48 −0.94 994 M3
56171 35317 07h 17m 42.65s +38° 52′ 34.8″ 6.48 0.45 524 K0
29867 22003 04h 43m 48.27s +32° 51′ 56.0″ 6.49 2.20 235 A8V
32608 23724 05h 06m 00.93s +35° 56′ 11.1″ 6.49 1.91 269 A5V
18 Aur 18 34499 24832 05h 19m 23.72s +33° 59′ 07.6″ 6.49 2.20 235 A7V
34498 24881 05h 20m 02.32s +44° 25′ 31.5″ 6.49 −0.83 948 K0
35202 25301 05h 24m 44.80s +36° 11′ 59.9″ 6.49 −1.82 1495 K2
40650 28634 06h 02m 45.11s +47° 48′ 33.5″ 6.49 4.22 93 F5
49364 32746 06h 49m 44.30s +37° 30′ 45.8″ 6.49 −0.33 753 K5
36484 26054 05h 33m 27.41s +32° 48′ 04.7″ 6.50 1.70 297 A2m
38200 27164 05h 45m 29.59s +31° 19′ 29.5″ 6.50 −0.94 1003 K0
42 Aur 42 43244 29884 06h 17m 34.68s +46° 25′ 26.1″ 6.53 2.24 235 F0V
HD 40979 40979 28767 06h 04m 29.94s +44° 15′ 37.6″ 6.74 4.13 109 F8V has a planet (b)
12 Aur 12 33988 05h 16m 27.10s +46° 24′ 56.0″ 6.90 B5
AB Aur 31293 22910 04h 55m 45.84s +30° 33′ 04.29″ 7.06 469 A0Vpe has a dust disk in which planets or brown dwarves may be forming
HD 45350 45350 30860 06h 28m 45.71s +38° 57′ 46.7″ 7.88 4.43 160 G5IV has a planet (b)
HD 43691 43691 30057 06h 19m 34.68s +41° 05′ 32.3″ 8.03 3.18 304 G0IV-V has a planet (b)
HD 49674 49674 32916 06h 51m 30.52s +40° 52′ 03.9″ 8.10 5.05 133 G5V has a planet (b)
GD 66 05h 20m 38.31s +30° 48′ 24.1″ 15.56 12.02 166 DA white dwarf, has a possible planet
EO Aur 34333 24744 05h 18m 21.0655s +36° 37′ 55.336″ 7.83 1200 B5 Algol variable
MZ Aur 34626 24938 05h 20m 33.0354s +36° 37′ 56.031″ 8.16 4000 B1.5IVnp variable star
V420 Aur 34921 25114 05h 22m 35.2305s +37° 40′ 33.629″ 7.45 8000 B0IVpe high mass X-ray Binary
V423 Aur 34986 25178 05h 23m 10.0664s +35° 42′ 32.272″ 8.68 9000 B8 semi-regular pulsating star
IU Aur 35652 25565 05h 27m 52.4005s +34° 46′ 58.25″ 8.39 700 B3Vnne spectroscopic binary
LY Aur 35921 25733 05h 29m 42.6511s +35° 22′ 30.089″ 6.85 2000 O9.5+O9.5eaII-III Beta Lyrae variable
HAT-P-9 07h 20m 40.479s +37° 08′ 26.17″ 12.34 1564.8 F has a transiting planet HAT-P-9b
NX Aur 05h 23m 04.262s +33° 28′ 46.43″ 14.1 13000 B4Ve PMS star in NGC 1893
Table Legend:

 • Name = Proper name.
 • B = Bayer designation.
 • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation.
 • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number.
 • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number.
 • RA = Right Ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.
 • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.
 • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude.

 • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv).
 • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light years from Earth.
 • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the
stellar classification system.
 • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.].

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Star Name - R.H.Allen p.92
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