The Aquila constellation is formed by 5 main stars that form its shape in the sky. Inside its area, there are currently 180 discovered stars.
The constellation of Auriga represents a charioteer.
Below you will find the full list of stars in the Auriga constellation and their names as well as some general information about each of them.
Here’s what each of the columns means.
Proper name: This is the common name we give to some of the most prominent stars in the sky. These names have been passed from ancient civilizations and they are usually of Greek or Arabic origin. Due to the number of stars in the universe, most stars discovered these days do not receive a proper name.
Name: The scientific, Latinized name for the star.
Designation: Abbreviation of the scientific name or designation if it doesn’t have one. It is based on the Bayer catalog of stars.
Distance: How far away from Earth the star is. Given in light-years.
Visible magnitude: The brightness of the star as seen from Earth. Also known as apparent magnitude.
Absolute magnitude: The true brightness of the star, regardless of the point of view.
Stellar classification: Classification of the star according to its electromagnetic characteristics.
| Proper Name | Name | Designation | Distance (light-years) | Visible magnitude | Absolute magnitude | Stellar classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capella / Alhaior | 42.00 | 0.08 | −0.48 | G8III / G0III | ||
| Menkalinan | Beta Aurigae | β Aur | 82.00 | 1.90 | −0.10 | A2V |
| Mahasim | Theta Aurigae | θ Aur | 173.00 | 2.62 | −0.98 | A0p Si |
| Kabdhilinan | Iota Aurigae | ι Aur | 512.00 | 2.69 | −3.29 | K3IIvar |
| Almaaz | Epsilon Aurigae | ε Aur | 2037.00 | 3.03 | −5.95 | F0Ia |
| Haedus II | Eta Aurigae | η Aur | 219.00 | 3.18 | −0.96 | B3V |
| Sadatoni | Zeta Aurigae | ζ Aur | 787.00 | 3.69 | −3.22 | K4II comp |
| Prajapati | Delta Aurigae | δ Aur | 140.00 | 3.72 | 0.55 | K0III |
| Nu Aurigae | ν Aur | 215.00 | 3.97 | −0.13 | K0III | |
| Pi Aurigae | π Aur | 840.00 | 4.30 | −2.76 | M3IIvar | |
| Kappa Aurigae | κ Aur | 169.00 | 4.32 | 0.75 | G8IIIvar | |
| Tau Aurigae | τ Aur | 213.00 | 4.51 | 0.44 | G8III | |
| 16 Aurigae | 16 Aur | 234.00 | 4.54 | 0.26 | K3III… | |
| Al Hurr | Lambda Aurigae | λ Aur | 41.00 | 4.69 | 4.18 | G0V |
| Chi Aurigae | χ Aur | 4075.00 | 4.71 | −5.77 | B5Iab | |
| Upsilon Aurigae | υ Aur | 475.00 | 4.72 | −1.10 | M1III | |
| 2 Aurigae | 2 Aur | 561.00 | 4.79 | −1.39 | K3III | |
| Psi2 Aurigae | ψ2 Aur | 432.00 | 4.80 | −0.81 | K3III | |
| Al Hiba II | Mu Aurigae | μ Aur | 162.00 | 4.82 | 1.33 | A4m |
| 63 Aurigae | 63 Aur | 464.00 | 4.91 | −0.86 | K4II-III | |
| Psi1 Aurigae | ψ1 Aur | 3835.00 | 4.92 | −5.43 | K5Iabvar | |
| Omega Aurigae | ω Aur | 159.00 | 4.93 | 1.49 | A1V | |
| Xi Aurigae | ξ Aur | 241.00 | 4.96 | 0.62 | A2V | |
| 9 Aurigae | 9 Aur | 85.00 | 4.98 | 2.89 | F0V | |
| Psi7 Aurigae | ψ7 Aur | 364.00 | 4.99 | −0.25 | K3III | |
| KW Aurigae | KW Aur | 269.00 | 5.01 | 0.43 | A9IV | |
| Al Hiba III | Sigma Aurigae | σ Aur | 513.00 | 5.02 | −0.97 | K4III |
| Psi4 Aurigae | ψ4 Aur | 306.00 | 5.04 | 0.18 | K5III | |
| 19 Aurigae | 19 Aur | 3075.00 | 5.05 | −4.82 | A5IIvar | |
| Phi Aurigae | φ Aur | 400.00 | 5.08 | −0.37 | K4IIIp | |
| 65 Aurigae | 65 Aur | 235.00 | 5.12 | 0.84 | K0III | |
| Rho Aurigae | ρ Aur | 642.00 | 5.22 | −1.25 | B5V | |
| Psi6 Aurigae | ψ6 Aur | 424.00 | 5.22 | −0.35 | K1III | |
| 66 Aurigae | 66 Aur | 728.00 | 5.23 | −1.51 | K0III | |
| Psi5 Aurigae | ψ5 Aur | 54.00 | 5.24 | 4.15 | G0V | |
| 49 Aurigae | 49 Aur | 447.00 | 5.26 | −0.42 | A0Vnn | |
| 45 Aurigae | 45 Aur | 186.00 | 5.34 | 1.56 | F5III… | |
| Psi3 Aurigae | ψ3 Aur | 758.00 | 5.34 | −1.49 | B8III | |
| 40 Aurigae | 40 Aur | 380.00 | 5.36 | 0.01 | A4m | |
| IQ Aurigae | IQ Aur | 448.00 | 5.38 | −0.31 | A0p… | |
| 26 Aurigae | 26 Aur | 447.00 | 5.40 | −0.29 | A2V + GIII | |
| UU Aurigae | UU Aur | 1811.00 | 5.40 | −3.32 | C5II | |
| 306.00 | 5.46 | 0.6 | A3V | |||
| Omicron Aurigae | ο Aur | 482.00 | 5.46 | −0.39 | A0p… | |
| 300.00 | 5.54 | 0.72 | A3V | |||
| PU Aurigae | PU Aur | 694.00 | 5.55 | −1.09 | M4III | |
| 235.00 | 5.57 | 1.29 | K2III | |||
| 321.00 | 5.64 | 0.67 | G9III | |||
| HD 34790 | HD 34790 | 278.00 | 5.66 | 1 | A1Vs | |
| 151.00 | 5.67 | 2.35 | F5V | |||
| 517.00 | 5.68 | −0.32 | A3III | |||
| 2312.00 | 5.69 | −3.56 | B9Ib | |||
| 51 Aurigae | 51 Aur | 317.00 | 5.70 | 0.76 | K5III | |
| 36 Aurigae | 36 Aur | 1022.00 | 5.71 | −1.77 | B9.5p SiFe | |
| 746.00 | 5.74 | −1.06 | M0III | |||
| RT Aurigae | RT Aur | 1560.00 | 5.75 | −2.65 | F5.5Ibv | |
| 53 Aurigae | 53 Aur | 421.00 | 5.76 | 0.2 | B9npe… | |
| 41 Aurigae A | 41 Aur A | 311.00 | 5.78 | 0.88 | A3V+… | |
| 1411.00 | 5.78 | −2.40 | M1III | |||
| WW Aurigae | WW Aur | 275.00 | 5.82 | 1.19 | A3m + A3m | |
| HD 30453 | HD 30453 | 336.00 | 5.84 | 0.78 | A8m | |
| Psi9 Aurigae | ψ9 Aur | 825.00 | 5.85 | −1.17 | B8III | |
| 64 Aurigae | 64 Aur | 268.00 | 5.87 | 1.3 | A5Vn | |
| 47 Aurigae | 47 Aur | 530.00 | 5.88 | −0.18 | K4III | |
| 334.00 | 5.88 | 0.83 | K0III: | |||
| 256.00 | 5.90 | 1.42 | A5IV | |||
| 1124.00 | 5.90 | −1.79 | G5III | |||
| 39 Aurigae | 39 Aur | 168.00 | 5.90 | 2.34 | F3V | |
| 1289.00 | 5.92 | −2.06 | A1p | |||
| 821.00 | 5.94 | −1.07 | B9III | |||
| 5 Aurigae | 5 Aur | 173.00 | 5.95 | 2.33 | F5V | |
| V433 Aurigae | V433 Aur | 1177.00 | 5.98 | −1.81 | B2IV-V | |
| 686.00 | 5.98 | −0.64 | K0 | |||
| Schaeberle’s Flaming Star | AE Aurigae | AE Aur | 1455.00 | 5.99 | −2.26 | O9.5Vvar |
| 386.00 | 5.99 | 0.62 | K0IIIp | |||
| V394 Aurigae | V394 Aur | 893.00 | 6.01 | −1.18 | M3II comp | |
| 2050.00 | 6.02 | −2.97 | B2II: comp | |||
| 54 Aurigae | 54 Aur | 709.00 | 6.02 | −0.67 | B7III | |
| 62 Aurigae | 62 Aur | 603.00 | 6.02 | −0.31 | K2III | |
| 698.00 | 6.03 | −0.62 | K3III: | |||
| Andrew’s Star | HIP 26712 | HIP 26712 | 502.00 | 6.04 | 0.1 | B9.5III-IVp |
| 744.00 | 6.04 | −0.75 | M2II: | |||
| 410.00 | 6.04 | 0.54 | B9.5IV | |||
| 340.00 | 6.06 | 0.97 | A0V | |||
| 403.00 | 6.07 | 0.61 | K1III | |||
| 2547.00 | 6.08 | −3.38 | G3Ib | |||
| 38 Aurigae | 38 Aur | 261.00 | 6.08 | 1.56 | K0III | |
| 41 Aurigae B | 41 Aur B | 6.09 | ||||
| 11643.00 | 6.10 | −6.66 | B2Ib | |||
| 333.00 | 6.10 | 1.05 | F0V: | |||
| 59 Aurigae | 59 Aur | 530.00 | 6.10 | 0.04 | F2V | |
| 2037.00 | 6.11 | −2.87 | A2sh | |||
| 86.00 | 6.12 | 4.01 | G0V | |||
| 581.00 | 6.14 | −0.12 | K0II-III | |||
| 341.00 | 6.14 | 1.04 | K2III | |||
| AR Aurigae | AR Aur | 398.00 | 6.15 | 0.72 | B9.5V | |
| 834.00 | 6.15 | −0.89 | K0III | |||
| 1716.00 | 6.16 | −2.45 | A0V | |||
| V352 Aurigae | V352 Aur | 869.00 | 6.16 | −0.97 | A9III | |
| HD 35519 | HD 35519 | 644.00 | 6.17 | −0.31 | K2 | |
| 344.00 | 6.18 | 1.06 | K0 | |||
| 256.00 | 6.18 | 1.7 | A2V | |||
| 695.00 | 6.19 | −0.45 | K1III | |||
| 860.00 | 6.20 | −0.91 | F2IIp… | |||
| 290.00 | 6.20 | 1.45 | F6III | |||
| V538 Aurigae | V538 Aur | 40.00 | 6.21 | 5.77 | K1V | |
| 365.00 | 6.21 | 0.97 | K2III… | |||
| 478.00 | 6.21 | 0.38 | K0 | |||
| 676.00 | 6.22 | −0.36 | K0 | |||
| NO Aurigae | NO Aur | 1370.00 | 6.23 | −1.89 | M2SIab | |
| 163.00 | 6.23 | 2.74 | F4V | |||
| 937.00 | 6.23 | −1.06 | B9sp… | |||
| 359.00 | 6.24 | 1.03 | A8Vn | |||
| 408.00 | 6.27 | 0.78 | A3IV | |||
| V440 Aurigae | V440 Aur | 580.00 | 6.28 | 0.03 | M3III | |
| 327.00 | 6.28 | 1.27 | A5m | |||
| 281.00 | 6.29 | 1.62 | K1III | |||
| 744.00 | 6.30 | −0.49 | K1III… | |||
| 720.00 | 6.30 | −0.42 | K0 | |||
| 383.00 | 6.31 | 0.96 | K0III-IV | |||
| 755.00 | 6.32 | −0.50 | K0III+… | |||
| 60 Aurigae | 60 Aur | 214.00 | 6.32 | 2.23 | F5V: | |
| 43 Aurigae | 43 Aur | 346.00 | 6.33 | 1.2 | K2III | |
| 805.00 | 6.33 | −0.63 | K0 | |||
| 384.00 | 6.34 | 0.99 | G9III | |||
| 3622.00 | 6.35 | −3.88 | A2II | |||
| 663.00 | 6.35 | −0.19 | K1III | |||
| 498.00 | 6.36 | 0.44 | K0 | |||
| 908.00 | 6.37 | −0.85 | A2V | |||
| HD 36041 | HD 36041 | 460.00 | 6.38 | 0.63 | G9III | |
| 410.00 | 6.38 | 0.88 | K0 | |||
| 35 Cam | 35 Cam | 394.00 | 6.39 | 0.98 | A7III | |
| 502.00 | 6.40 | 0.46 | B8IV | |||
| 661.00 | 6.40 | −0.14 | A2V | |||
| 533.00 | 6.40 | 0.33 | K0 | |||
| 110.00 | 6.41 | 3.76 | F5 | |||
| 338.00 | 6.41 | 1.33 | A1Vs | |||
| HD 33463 | HD 33463 | 1144.00 | 6.42 | −1.31 | M2III | |
| 34 Cam | 34 Cam | 342.00 | 6.42 | 1.32 | A5m | |
| 435.00 | 6.43 | 0.8 | K0 | |||
| 250.00 | 6.44 | 2.02 | K0 | |||
| 22 Aurigae | 22 Aur | 593.00 | 6.45 | 0.15 | B9Vs | |
| 6 Aurigae | 6 Aur | 1244.00 | 6.46 | −1.45 | K5III | |
| Psi8 Aurigae | ψ8 Aur | 825.00 | 6.46 | −0.56 | B9.5sp… | |
| 481.00 | 6.47 | 0.63 | G5 | |||
| V403 Aurigae | V403 Aur | 583.00 | 6.47 | 0.21 | G8III | |
| 85.00 | 6.48 | 4.41 | F8 | |||
| 256.00 | 6.48 | 2 | F8III | |||
| 994.00 | 6.48 | −0.94 | M3 | |||
| 524.00 | 6.48 | 0.45 | K0 | |||
| 235.00 | 6.49 | 2.2 | A8V | |||
| 269.00 | 6.49 | 1.91 | A5V | |||
| 18 Aurigae | 18 Aur | 235.00 | 6.49 | 2.2 | A7V | |
| 948.00 | 6.49 | −0.83 | K0 | |||
| 1495.00 | 6.49 | −1.82 | K2 | |||
| 93.00 | 6.49 | 4.22 | F5 | |||
| 753.00 | 6.49 | −0.33 | K5 | |||
| 297.00 | 6.50 | 1.7 | A2m | |||
| 1003.00 | 6.50 | −0.94 | K0 | |||
| 42 Aurigae | 42 Aur | 235.00 | 6.53 | 2.24 | F0V | |
| HD 40979 | HD 40979 | 109.00 | 6.74 | 4.13 | F8V | |
| LY Aurigae | LY Aur | 2000.00 | 6.85 | -2.09 | O9.5+O9.5eaII-III | |
| 12 Aurigae | 12 Aur | 6.90 | B5 | |||
| 25 Cam | 25 Cam | 709.00 | 6.94 | 0.25 | A0 | |
| AB Aurigae | AB Aur | 469.00 | 7.06 | 1.27 | A0Vpe | |
| 33 Cam | 33 Cam | 734.00 | 7.15 | 0.39 | A0 | |
| V420 Aurigae | V420 Aur | 8000.00 | 7.45 | -4.5 | B0IVpe | |
| EO Aurigae | EO Aur | 1200.00 | 7.83 | 0.001 | B5 | |
| HD 45350 | HD 45350 | 160.00 | 7.88 | 4.43 | G5IV | |
| HD 43691 | HD 43691 | 304.00 | 8.03 | 3.18 | G0IV-V | |
| Nervia,[2] has a planet (b) | HD 49674 | HD 49674 | 133.00 | 8.10 | 5.05 | G5V |
| MZ Aurigae | MZ Aur | 4000.00 | 8.16 | -2.28 | B1.5IVnp | |
| IU Aurigae | IU Aur | 700.00 | 8.39 | 1.73 | B3Vnne | |
| HD 42012 | HD 42012 | 121.00 | 8.44 | K0 | ||
| V423 Aurigae | V423 Aur | 9000.00 | 8.68 | -3.85 | B8 | |
| KELT-2A | KELT-2A | 419.00 | 8.77 | 3.23 | F7V | |
| WASP-12 | WASP-12 | 1393.00 | 11.69 | 3.54 | G0 | |
| Tevel | HAT-P-9 | HAT-P-9 | 1564.80 | 12.34 | 3.93 | F |
| NX Aurigae | NX Aur | 13000.00 | 14.10 | 1.1 | B4Ve | |
| GD 66 | GD 66 | 166.00 | 15.56 | 12.02 | DA |