Augiga The Charioteer
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Auriga, the Charioteer is the last of the autumn
constellations with a right ascension of six hours and a
declination of 41.73 degrees. Auriga is an ancient Northern
Hemisphere constellation featuring one of the brightest
stars in the sky: Capella. Auriga is usually shown as a
charioteer; the young ....
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.... at a visual magnitude of 0.08. The star is
43.5 light years away, and is about ten times the size of
our Sun. Capella's visual magnitude is really the combined
brightness of the primary star and another star that
revolves every 104 days. This star is also known as
Menkalina. The star name derives from the Arabic name Al
Mankib dhi'l Inan, "The Shoulder of the One Who Holds the
Reins," that is, "The Shoulder of the Charioteer." Several
open clusters are found in Auriga. Each contains ....
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