✨ Auriga

Aur · charioteer · Northern sky

Auriga is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning charioteer; stars within it are named in the genitive form Aurigae.

Facts about Auriga

Constellation	Auriga
IAU abbreviation	Aur
Genitive (Latin)	Aurigae
Meaning	charioteer
Brightest star	Capella (apparent magnitude 0.08)
Area	657 square degrees
Hemisphere	Northern
Messier objects here	3

Deep-sky objects in Auriga

M36 — Pinwheel Cluster (Open cluster, mag 6.3)
M37 — Salt and Pepper Cluster (Open cluster, mag 6.2)
M38 — Starfish Cluster (Open cluster, mag 7.4)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.