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AE Aurigae is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 5.99. Jump to: navigation, search Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long). ... Auriga (Latin for chariot) is a northern constellation. ... The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. ...


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Auriga (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (513 words)
Auriga (Latin for chariot) is a northern constellation.
Its brightest star is Capella, which is associated with the mythological she-goat Amalthea.
ζ Aurigae has a period of 970 days, the primary is a (K-class) supergiant and the secondary is a (B-class) main sequence star.
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