Auriga
[aw-rahy-guh]
- the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
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Origin of Auriga
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: charioteer
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Capella is lo-cat-ed in the con-stell-a-tion which you call Auriga.
Jubilation, U.S.A.G. L. Vandenburg
The constellation of Auriga may next command our attention (map No. 5).
Pleasures of the telescopeGarrett Serviss
I twas situated in the constellation of Auriga, and was noticed on February 1.
The Children's Book of StarsG.E. Mitton
In January, 1892, a new star was suddenly seen in the constellation Auriga.
Curiosities of the SkyGarrett Serviss
The star β is common to Auriga and Taurus, being the former's right foot and the latter's northern horn.
A Field Book of the StarsWilliam Tyler Olcott
Auriga
- 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
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Word Origin
Latin: charioteer
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Auriga
[ô-rī′gə]
- A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Gemini and Perseus. Auriga (the Charioteer) contains the bright star Capella.
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