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Auriga

149 stars in Auriga can be seen by eye from a dark place. 10 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

151 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. CapellaOne of the brightest in the sky, 43 light years
  2. A companion of CapellaOne of the brightest in the sky, 42 light years
  3. MenkalinanEasy to see, 81 light years
  4. MahasimEasy to see, 170 light years
  5. HassalehEasy to see, 490 light years
  6. AlmaazEasy to see, 2,100 light years
  7. HaedusEasy to see, 240 light years
  8. SaclateniSeen away from bright lights, 790 light years
  9. BaguSeen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  10. Nu AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 230 light years
  11. Pi AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 750 light years
  12. Kappa AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  13. Tau AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 210 light years
  14. 16 AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 230 light years
  15. Lambda AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 41 light years
  16. Upsilon AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 520 light years
  17. 2 AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 600 light years
  18. Psi-2 AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 420 light years
  19. Mu AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 150 light years
  20. 63 AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 490 light years
  21. Omega AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  22. Xi AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 240 light years
  23. 9 AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 86 light years
  24. Psi-7 AurigaeSeen away from bright lights, 380 light years
  25. 14 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  26. Sigma AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  27. Psi-4 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  28. 19 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  29. Phi AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  30. 65 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  31. Psi-6 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  32. Rho AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  33. 66 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  34. Psi-5 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 55 light years
  35. 49 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  36. 45 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  37. Psi-3 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,400 light years
  38. 40 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  39. HIP 24799Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  40. 26 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  41. Omicron AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  42. HIP 24902Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  43. HIP 25143Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  44. HIP 24738Just seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  45. HIP 22393Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  46. HIP 22545Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  47. HIP 25001Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  48. HIP 24109Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  49. HIP 22699Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  50. HIP 25492Just seen from a dark place, 1,400 light years
  51. 51 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  52. 36 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  53. HIP 26344Just seen from a dark place, 750 light years
  54. 53 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  55. HIP 29451Just seen from a dark place, 930 light years
  56. 41 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  57. HIP 31173Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  58. HIP 22407Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  59. Psi-9 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  60. 64 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  61. HIP 33415Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  62. 47 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  63. HIP 28343Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  64. 39 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  65. HIP 27973Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  66. HIP 25471Just seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  67. HIP 25291Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  68. 5 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  69. HIP 26606Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  70. HIP 28562Just seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  71. HIP 25816Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  72. HIP 24575Just seen from a dark place, 1,900 light years
  73. HIP 28930Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  74. HIP 24072Just seen from a dark place, 1,600 light years
  75. 62 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 840 light years
  76. 54 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 840 light years
  77. HIP 33044Just seen from a dark place, 960 light years
  78. HIP 28637Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  79. HIP 26712Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  80. HIP 27778Just seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  81. HIP 22842Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  82. HIP 29569Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  83. 38 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  84. HIP 26315Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  85. 59 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  86. HIP 23511Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  87. HIP 28908Just seen from a dark place, 84 light years
  88. HIP 23583Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  89. HIP 28390Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  90. 17 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  91. HIP 29025Just seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  92. HIP 33269Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  93. HIP 25476Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  94. HIP 28517Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  95. HIP 25475Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  96. HIP 34462Just seen from a dark place, 960 light years
  97. HIP 23799Just seen from a dark place, 780 light years
  98. HIP 25730Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  99. HIP 26779Just seen from a dark place, 40 light years
  100. HIP 28438Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  101. HIP 32190Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  102. HIP 24771Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  103. HIP 28644Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  104. HIP 28861Just seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  105. HIP 26718Just seen from a dark place, 1,900 light years
  106. HIP 33056Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  107. HIP 26071Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  108. HIP 29404Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  109. HIP 27661Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  110. HIP 27625Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  111. HIP 27319Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  112. HIP 25290Just seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  113. HIP 33271Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  114. HIP 28820Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  115. 60 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  116. 43 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  117. HIP 35623Just seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  118. HIP 29114Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  119. HIP 31889Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  120. HIP 26463Just seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  121. HIP 32268Just seen from a dark place, 920 light years
  122. HIP 25810Just seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  123. HIP 28642Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  124. HIP 28765Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  125. HIP 27777Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  126. HIP 35725Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  127. HIP 26781Just seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  128. HIP 25580Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  129. HIP 30200Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  130. HIP 24193Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  131. HIP 28385Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  132. HIP 30741Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  133. HIP 26592Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  134. 22 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  135. Psi-8 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 750 light years
  136. 6 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  137. HIP 27293Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  138. HIP 24332Just seen from a dark place, 85 light years
  139. HIP 35317Just seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  140. HIP 32040Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  141. HIP 33453Just seen from a dark place, 1,700 light years
  142. HIP 28634Just seen from a dark place, 93 light years
  143. HIP 24881Just seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  144. HIP 25301Just seen from a dark place, 820 light years
  145. HIP 22003Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  146. HIP 32746Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  147. 18 AurigaeJust seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  148. HIP 23724Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  149. HIP 27164Just seen from a dark place, 750 light years
  150. LucilinburhucNeeds a telescope, 160 light years
  151. NerviaNeeds a telescope, 140 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.