Celestial Atlas
Aries <—     Auriga: The Charioteer<     —> Boötes
(possessive form Aurigae, abbreviation Aur)
Hold the cursor over any Greek letter shown in the text to see its English transliteration
Constellations Bordering Auriga
(tba)

Auriga is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustration of Auriga
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Auriga
The horizontal bands at the bottom represent the Ecliptic (with degree markings) and the northern Zodiac

Map of Auriga
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Auriga

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Aur (Capella)

β Aur (Menkalinan)

γ Aur

δ Aur

ε Aur


Celestial Atlas
Aries <—     Auriga: The Charioteer<     —> Boötes