List of stars in Auriga explained

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

Name	B	F	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	α	13		34029	24608			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	34		40183	28360			1.90	−0.10	82	A2V	Menkalinan, Menkalina; eclipsing spectroscopic binary; Algol variable,
	θ	37		40312	28380			2.62	−0.98	173	A0p Si	Mahasim, Maha-Sim, Manus; α² CVn variable,
	ι	3		31398	23015			2.69	−3.29	512	K3IIvar	Kabdhilinan, Hassaleh
	ε	7		31964	23416			3.03	−5.95	2037	F0Ia	Almaaz, Maaz, Al Maz, Al Anz; long period eclipsing binary; Algol variable,
	η	10		32630	23767			3.18	−0.96	219	B3V	Haedus II, Hoedus II, Haedus, Maha-Sim
	ζ	8		32068	23453			3.69	−3.22	787	K4II comp	Sadatoni, Saclateni, Haedus I, Hoedus I; eclipsing binary; Algol variable,
	δ	33		40035	28358			3.72	0.55	140	K0III	Prajapati, Praja
	ν	32		39003	27673			3.97	−0.13	215	K0III
	π	35		40239	28404			4.30	−2.76	840	M3IIvar
	κ	44		43039	29696			4.32	0.75	169	G8IIIvar
	τ	29		38656	27483			4.51	0.44	213	G8III
		16		34334	24727			4.54	0.26	234	K3III...
	λ	15		34411	24813			4.69	4.18	41	G0V	Al Hurr,^[1] Al Hiba I
	χ	25		36371	25984			4.71	−5.77	4075	B5Iab
	υ	31		38944	27639			4.72	−1.10	475	M1III
		2		30834	22678			4.79	−1.39	561	K3III
	ψ^2	50		47174	31832			4.80	−0.81	432	K3III	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
	μ	11		33641	24340			4.82	1.33	162	A4m	Al Hiba II
		63		54716	34752			4.91	−0.86	464	K4II-III
	ψ^1	46		44537	30520			4.92	−5.43	3835	K5Iabvar	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
	ω	4		31647	23179			4.93	1.49	159	A1V	Binary, associated to EUVE J0459+37.8 is UV-emission source
	ξ	30		39283	27949			4.96	0.62	241	A2V
		9	V398	32537	23783			4.98	2.89	85	F0V	V398 Aurigae, Gamma Doradus variable,
	ψ^7	58		49520	32844			4.99	−0.25	364	K3III	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
		14		33959	24504			5.01	0.43	269	A9IV	δ Sct variable, ; multiple star system
	σ	21		35186	25292			5.02	−0.97	513	K4III	Al Hiba III
	ψ^4	55		47914	32173			5.04	0.18	306	K5III	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
		19		34578	24879			5.05	−4.82	3075	A5IIvar
	φ	24		35620	25541			5.08	−0.37	400	K4IIIp
		65		57264	35710			5.12	0.84	235	K0III
	ρ	20		34759	25048			5.22	−1.25	642	B5V
	ψ^6	57		48781	32562			5.22	−0.35	424	K1III	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
		66		57669	35907			5.23	−1.51	728	K0III
	ψ^5	56		48682	32480			5.24	4.15	54	G0V	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
		49		46553	31434			5.26	−0.42	447	A0Vnn
		45		43905	30247			5.34	1.56	186	F5III...
	ψ^3	52		47100	31789			5.34	−1.49	758	B8III	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
		40		41357	28946			5.36	0.01	380	A4m
			IQ	34452	24799			5.38	−0.31	448	A0p...	α² CVn variable,
		26		37269	26536			5.40	−0.29	447	A2V + GIII
			UU	46687	31579			5.40	−3.32	1811	C5II	semiregular variable,
				34557	24902			5.46	0.60	306	A3V
	ο	27		38104	27196			5.46	−0.39	482	A0p...
				34904	25143			5.54	0.72	300	A3V
			PU	34269	24738			5.55	−1.09	694	M4III	irregular variable,
				30454	22393			5.57	1.29	235	K2III
				30557	22545			5.64	0.67	321	G9III
				34790	25001			5.66	1.00	278	A1Vs
				33167	24109			5.67	2.35	151	F5V
				30823	22699			5.68	−0.32	517	A3III
				35600	25492			5.69	−3.56	2312	B9Ib
		51		47070	31771			5.70	0.76	317	K5III
		36	V444	40394	28499			5.71	−1.77	1022	B9.5p SiFe	V444 Aur; α² CVn variable,
				36678	26344			5.74	−1.06	746	M0III
		48	RT	45412	30827			5.75	−2.65	1560	F5.5Ibv	Cepheid variable,
		53		47152	31737			5.76	0.20	421	B9npe...
		41		42126	29388			5.78	0.88	311	A3V+...	binary star
				42471	29451			5.78	−2.40	1411	M1III
			WW	46052	31173			5.82	1.19	275	A3m + A3m	Algol variable,
				30453	22407			5.84	0.78	336	A8m
	ψ^9			50658	33377			5.85	−1.17	825	B8III	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
		64		56221	35341			5.87	1.30	268	A5Vn
		47		45466	30972			5.88	−0.18	530	K4III
				50763	33415			5.88	0.83	334	K0III:
				39586	27973			5.90	1.42	256	A5IV
				40084	28343			5.90	−1.79	1124	G5III
		39		41074	28823			5.90	2.34	168	F3V
				35520	25471			5.92	−2.06	1289	A1p
				35239	25291			5.94	−1.07	821	B9III
		5		31761	23261			5.95	2.33	173	F5V
			V433	37367	26606			5.98	−1.81	1177	B2IV-V	long-period pulsating variable,
				40486	28562			5.98	−0.64	686	K0
			AE	34078	24575			5.99	−2.26	1455	O9.5Vvar	Schaeberle's Flaming Star; runaway star; Orion variable,
				36040	25816			5.99	0.62	386	K0IIIp
V394 Aur			V394	41429	28930			6.01	−1.18	893	M3II comp	semiregular variable,
				33203	24072			6.02	−2.97	2050	B2II: comp
		54		47395	31852			6.02	−0.67	709	B7III
		62		51440	33614			6.02	−0.31	603	K2III
				50056	33044			6.03	−0.62	698	K3III:
				37519	26712			6.04	0.10	502	B9.5III-IVp	Andrew's Star
				39225	27778			6.04	−0.75	744	M2II:
				40626	28637			6.04	0.54	410	B9.5IV
				31069	22842			6.06	0.97	340	A0V
				42466	29569			6.07	0.61	403	K1III
				36891	26363			6.08	−3.38	2547	G3Ib
		38		40801	28677			6.08	1.56	261	K0III
		41		42127				6.09				component of the 41 Aur system
				31327	22955			6.10	−6.66	11643	B2Ib
				36719	26315			6.10	1.05	333	F0V:
		59	OX	50018	33041			6.10	0.04	530	F2V	OX Aur; δ Sct variable,
				32188	23511			6.11	−2.87	2037	A2sh
				41330	28908			6.12	4.01	86	G0V
				32406	23583			6.14	−0.12	581	K0II-III
				40083	28390			6.14	1.04	341	K2III
		17	AR	34364	24740			6.15	0.72	398	B9.5V	Algol variable,
				41467	29025			6.15	−0.89	834	K0III
				33654	24451			6.16	−2.45	1716	A0V
			V352	50420	33269			6.16	−0.97	869	A9III	δ Sct variable,
				35519	25476			6.17	−0.31	644	K2	Star in Cluster NGC 1912 and NGC 1907
				35521	25475			6.18	1.06	344	K0
				40588	28517			6.18	1.70	256	A2V
				53925	34462			6.19	−0.45	695	K1III
				32655	23799			6.20	−0.91	860	F2IIp...
				35984	25730			6.20	1.45	290	F6III
V538 Aur			V538	37394	26779			6.21	5.77	40	K1V	BY Draconis variable,
				40325	28438			6.21	0.97	365	K2III...
				48073	32190			6.21	0.38	478	K0
				34332	24771			6.22	−0.36	676	K0
			NO	37536	26718			6.23	−1.89	1370	M2SIab	S star type; irregular variable,
				40832	28644			6.23	2.74	163	F4V
				41269	28861			6.23	−1.06	937	B9sp...
				49949	33056			6.24	1.03	359	A8Vn
				36499	26071			6.27	0.78	408	A3IV
			V440	39045	27661			6.28	0.03	580	M3III	irregular variable,
				42083	29404			6.28	1.27	327	A5m
				38765	27625			6.29	1.62	281	K1III
				35238	25290			6.30	−0.49	744	K1III...
				38358	27319			6.30	−0.42	720	K0
				50384	33271			6.31	0.96	383	K0III-IV
				41162	28820			6.32	−0.50	755	K0III+...
		60		50037	33064			6.32	2.23	214	F5V:
		43		43380	29949			6.33	1.20	346	K2III
				56941	35623			6.33	−0.63	805	K0
				41636	29114			6.34	0.99	384	G9III
				39866	28117			6.35	−3.88	3622	A2II
				47270	31889			6.35	−0.19	663	K1III
				37138	26463			6.36	0.44	498	K0
				48272	32268			6.37	−0.85	908	A2V
HD 36041				36041	25810			6.38	0.63	460	G9III
				40722	28642			6.38	0.88	410	K0
		(35)		40873	28765			6.39	0.98	394	A7III
				37646	26781			6.40	0.46	502	B8IV
				39182	27777			6.40	−0.14	661	A2V
				57263	35725			6.40	0.33	533	K0
				35681	25580			6.41	3.76	110	F5
				44092	30200			6.41	1.33	338	A1Vs
				33463	24193			6.42	−1.31	1144	M2III
		(34)		40062	28385			6.42	1.32	342	A5m
				45192	30741			6.43	0.80	435	K0
				37250	26592			6.44	2.02	250	K0
		22		35076	25192			6.45	0.15	593	B9Vs
		6		31780	23268			6.46	−1.45	1244	K5III
	ψ^8	61		50204	33133			6.46	−0.56	825	B9.5sp...	part of Dolones (ψ Aur)
				38229	27293			6.47	0.63	481	G5
V403 Aur			V403	39743	28162			6.47	0.21	583	G8III	RS CVn variable,
				33632	24332			6.48	4.41	85	F8
				47703	32040			6.48	2.00	256	F8III
				51021	33453			6.48	−0.94	994	M3
				56171	35317			6.48	0.45	524	K0
				29867	22003			6.49	2.20	235	A8V
				32608	23724			6.49	1.91	269	A5V
		18		34499	24832			6.49	2.20	235	A7V
				34498	24881			6.49	−0.83	948	K0
				35202	25301			6.49	−1.82	1495	K2
				40650	28634			6.49	4.22	93	F5
				49364	32746			6.49	−0.33	753	K5
				36484	26054			6.50	1.70	297	A2m
				38200	27164			6.50	−0.94	1003	K0
		42		43244	29884			6.53	2.24	235	F0V
				40979	28767			6.74	4.13	109	F8V	has a planet (b)
			LY	35921	25733			6.85	-2.09	2000	O9.5+O9.5eaII-III	Beta Lyrae variable,
		12		33988				6.90			B5
		(25)		37735	27027			6.94	0.25	709	A0
			AB	31293	22910			7.06	1.27	469	A0Vpe	Orion variable, ; has a dust disk in which planets or brown dwarves may be forming
		(33)		39724	28214			7.15	0.39	734	A0
			V420	34921	25114			7.45	-4.5	8000	B0IVpe	high mass X-ray Binary; Be star; variable,
			EO	34333	24744			7.83	0.001	1200	B5	Algol variable,
				45350	30860			7.88	4.43	160	G5IV	Lucilinburhuc; has a planet (b)
				43691	30057			8.03	3.18	304	G0IV-V	has a planet (b)
				49674	32916			8.10	5.05	133	G5V	Nervia,^[2] has a planet (b)
			MZ	34626	24938			8.16	-2.28	4000	B1.5IVnp	Be star variable,
			IU	35652	25565			8.39	1.73	700	B3Vnne	spectroscopic binary; Beta Lyrae variable,
				42012	29242			8.44		121	K0	has a planet (b)
			V423	34986	25178			8.68	-3.85	9000	B8	semi-regular pulsating star,
				42176A	29301A			8.77	3.23	419	F7V	has a transiting planet KELT-2Ab
								11.69	3.54	1393	G0	has two transiting planet (b & c)
								12.34	3.93	1564.8	F	Tevel; has a transiting planet HAT-P-9b
			NX					14.1	1.1	13000	B4Ve	PMS star in NGC 1893
								15.56	12.02	166	DA	white dwarf, has a possible planet

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich . O. V. . etal . Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2) . 2004 . 2012-04-03 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich . O. V. . etal . General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb) . 2012 . 2012-04-03 .

Notes and References

1. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Auriga*.html Star Name - R.H.Allen p.92
2. Web site: Belgium. NameExoWorlds. en. 2019-12-30.