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Auriga

American  
[aw-rahy-guh] / ɔˈraɪ gə /

noun

Astronomy.
  • Aurigae
    genitive
  1. the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.


Auriga British  
/ ɔːˈraɪɡə /

noun

  1. a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Capella and the supergiant eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Auriga Scientific  
/ ô-rīgə /
  1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Gemini and Perseus. Auriga (the Charioteer) contains the bright star Capella.


Etymology

Origin of Auriga

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: charioteer

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“Let me know if it gets to be too much,” the therapist at Capella Singapore’s Auriga Spa said as she ground a copper gua sha tool into my muscles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"The Merauke PSN project has destroyed natural forests, hamlets, and areas managed by Indigenous communities," said Roni Saputra, director of law enforcement at NGO Auriga Nusantara, another plaintiff.

From Barron's Oct. 17, 2025

And part of this deforestation can be directly linked to the expansion of Indonesia’s nickel industry, said Timer Manurung, director of Auriga Nusantara, a nongovernmental conservation organization based in Indonesia.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2024

Auriga Services is a private business that provides these vouchers for some suppliers.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2022

Auriga gasped at the sight of the tree.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

AB Aurigae, is a star about 520 light years from Earth.

From NewsForKids.net Feb. 28, 2024

The twist is about as far away from AB Aurigae as Neptune is from our sun.

From NewsForKids.net Feb. 28, 2024

The immense distance from its host star meant that the object was so dim and slow-moving that at first scientists weren't convinced that B Aurigae b was a planet.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2022

An artist's illustration shows a massive, newly forming exoplanet called AB Aurigae b.

From Reuters Apr. 4, 2022

The alien ship was there, all angles and planes—it came from Zeta Aurigae, they told him, and was the second foreign ship to visit Sol.

From The Worshippers by Ed Emshwiller

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