Multiple Stars of Auriga - The Night Sky Atlas

Multiple star listings for each constellation appear below, selected from the Bright Star Catalog 5th edition. All binary and multiple star entries are listed with selected data. Each star has a link to its atlas location via its Harvard Revised (HR) number.

Auriga
The Charioteer

Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December.

HR	RA hours J2000	DEC degrees J2000	RA arcsec /year	DEC arcsec /year	Flam- steed	Bayer	Visual Mag.	Dist. Light Years	Related HR Entry	Compo- nents Count	Max Mag Diff.	Separation arcsec	Double and multiple star remarks from notes
1592	04h 59m 15.4s	+37° 53´ 25"	+0.040"	-0.101"	4	Omega	4.94	652		2	2.8	5.1"	Binary.
1599	05h 00m 18.3s	+39° 23´ 41"	-0.017"	+0.004"	5		5.95	155		2	3.4	3.7"
1605	05h 01m 58.1s	+43° 49´ 24"	-0.001"	-0.004"	7	Epsilon	2.99	465		6	6.2	207.6"	ADS 3605A. A* 2.98 var. A8Iap. Five visual and one astrometric components. AB visual binary, B, 14v at 29"; C, 11.26V, +1.83(B-V), +1.31(U-B), at 43"; D, 12.0v at 46".
1637	05h 06m 40.6s	+51° 35´ 52"	-0.030"	-0.173"	9		5.0	62		5	4.4	90.1"	A,B,C, CPM; D, optical; E, 12.3v at 132" from A.
1669	05h 10m 18.9s	+37° 18´ 07"	+0.004"	-0.006"			6.02	1629		3	0.1	1.5"	AB, CPM.
1706	05h 15m 24.4s	+32° 41´ 16"	-0.024"	+0.014"	14		5.02	465		4	2.9	14.3"	AC binary. B, 11v F4V at 13" optical.
1707	05h 17m 17.8s	+53° 35´ 10"	+0.016"	-0.021"			6.5			2	2.1	46.4"	Binary. Component B, 9.50V, +0.47(B-V), +0.09(U-B), F4IV.
1708	05h 16m 41.4s	+45° 59´ 53"	+0.076"	-0.425"	13	Alpha	0.08	44		10	0.5	0.0"	AP 0.6 G5III, 1.1 G0III, sep. 0.04", 0.285y, a = 0.054", masses 2.67 and 2.55 solar. Combined mag., colors. Capella is first star for which an orbit was determined from interferometer measures, by Anderson at Mt. Wilson in 1920. Speckle sep. 0.040" 1981.24 and 1981.68; 0.055" 1982.16. CPM with component H, a close binary, 10.0 dM1, 13.7 dM5 sep. 2" at 723" from A, probably physical with A. Other components all faint and distant from A.
1712	05h 16m 18.2s	+34° 18´ 43"	+0.008"	+0.030"			5.96	814		3	3.3	8.4"	Component B doubtful, possibly the nebula. C 10.7V at 30".
1726	05h 18m 10.7s	+33° 22´ 18"	+0.045"	-0.160"	16		4.54	232		2	5.8	4.2"	CPM.
1729	05h 19m 08.5s	+40° 05´ 57"	+0.519"	-0.664"	15	Lambda	4.71	49		6	4.9	146.6"	B, 13.4v at 29". C, 12.1v at 42" and D, optical.
1734	05h 19m 23.6s	+33° 59´ 08"	+0.009"	-0.010"	18		6.49			2	5.3	3.8"
1736	05h 20m 39.3s	+46° 57´ 50"	+0.002"	-0.002"			6.54			2	2.9	23.2"	Fixed. Companion spectral class A.
1752	05h 21m 12.7s	+29° 34´ 12"	+0.004"	+0.004"			5.76			2	0.4	0.0"
1773	05h 24m 39.2s	+37° 23´ 08"	+0.001"	-0.008"	21	Sigma	4.99	1086		4	7.0	8.7"	AB fixed.
1779	05h 25m 13.0s	+34° 51´ 19"	-0.007"	-0.039"			6.55			2	1.8	31.2"	CPM. Companion F6V.
1805	05h 27m 38.9s	+34° 28´ 33"	-0.003"	-0.047"	24	Phi	5.07	362		4	3.2	206.8"
1825	05h 30m 45.1s	+39° 49´ 33"	+0.021"	-0.041"			6.37			2	1.3	75.4"	Companion 7.62V, +0.94(B-V), +0.69(U-B), G8III.
1914	05h 38m 38.1s	+30° 29´ 33"	-0.019"	-0.009"	26		5.4	652		4	0.3	0.2"	AB 6.0 G5III, 6.3 A2V, 53.2y, a = 0.135". Combined, mag., colors. C, 8.57V, +0.28(B-V), +0.09(U-B), F0V at 12", physical; D, 11.5v at 33". Resolved by speckle interferometry 1983.93, sep. 0.12".
1924	05h 39m 18.4s	+29° 12´ 55"	+0.012"	-0.004"			5.96			2	2.0	0.0"
1925	05h 41m 20.3s	+53° 28´ 52"	+0.002"	-0.518"			6.23	40		5	2.8	688.0"	Component B, 9.9v M1 at 99", is BD +53d935, CPM. Component D is F5. Other companions 12.4 and 12.8v.
1945	05h 41m 21.0s	+29° 29´ 15"	+0.019"	-0.029"			6.43			2	0.4	26.1"	CPM, B is 7.18V, -0.04(B-V), -0.14(U-B), B9.5V, vsini 120k/s.
1995	05h 49m 10.5s	+39° 10´ 52"	-0.025"	-0.022"	29	Tau	4.52	465		3	6.1	49.6"
2012	05h 51m 29.4s	+39° 08´ 55"	-0.005"	+0.007"	32	Nu	3.97	191		2	7.3	54.6"	Companion optical.
2018	05h 51m 25.7s	+32° 07´ 30"	+0.001"	+0.007"			6.25			2	5.9	15.2"
2077	05h 59m 31.6s	+54° 17´ 05"	+0.081"	-0.125"	33	Delta	3.72	148		4	5.8	115.4"
2088	05h 59m 31.7s	+44° 56´ 51"	-0.057"	0.000"	34	Beta	1.9	79		3	8.9	184.6"	AB binary. C, 14.1v at 13".
2095	05h 59m 43.3s	+37° 12´ 45"	+0.048"	-0.081"	37	Theta	2.62	148		4	4.5	3.5"	AB binary , combined mag., colors. B is 7.2v G2V. C, 11v at 49" optical.
2096	06h 00m 19.0s	+44° 35´ 31"	-0.026"	-0.041"			6.22			3	4.0	34.2"	AB probably binary. B, 11v at 2". Component C, K0III, optical.
2123	06h 04m 29.1s	+51° 34´ 24"	+0.005"	-0.042"			6.45			3	2.8	39.0"	BC, 9.0, 10.0v, sep. 0.6", CPM with A.
2137	06h 05m 02.6s	+37° 57´ 51"	+0.003"	-0.007"			6.34			3	5.6	17.9"	Confusion as to whether B or C is the brighter, B at 18", C at 84" from A.
2141	06h 06m 08.5s	+35° 23´ 15"	-0.131"	-0.302"			6.12	70		2	3.4	122.0"
2146	06h 06m 22.5s	+29° 30´ 45"	+0.015"	-0.006"			6.08			2	5.0	10.0"	CPM. Companion 10.72V, +0.90(B-V), +0.25(U-B), F7V.
2175	06h 11m 36.5s	+48° 42´ 47"	+0.012"	-0.066"	41		6.82	326		2	0.8	7.7"	Binary with HR 2176.
2176	06h 11m 36.6s	+48° 42´ 40"	+0.019"	-0.050"	41		6.09	326	(2)	2	0.8	7.7"	Binary with HR 2175.
2217	06h 15m 39.0s	+36° 08´ 55"	-0.065"	+0.003"			6.92			4	0.6	11.3"	AB CPM. B is dF0; C 12.3v at 202" optical. D, 11.5v at 120" from A.
2405	06h 36m 32.9s	+38° 26´ 43"	+0.005"	-0.026"			5.29	652		2	5.6	17.9"
2425	06h 38m 23.0s	+28° 59´ 03"	-0.021"	-0.021"	53		5.79			2	0.0	0.1"	Discovered by both occultation and speckle interferometry 1978, sep. 0.075"; 1983.93, sep. 0.13".
2427	06h 39m 19.9s	+42° 29´ 20"	+0.006"	-0.058"	50	Psi 2	4.79	814		3	5.5	52.1"
2438	06h 39m 33.1s	+28° 15´ 47"	-0.006"	-0.014"	54		6.03	1629		2	1.6	0.8"
2483	06h 46m 44.3s	+43° 34´ 39"	-0.002"	+0.165"	56	Psi 5	5.25	47		2	3.4	36.2"	Companion orange, optical.
2516	06h 50m 45.9s	+41° 46´ 53"	-0.024"	-0.136"	58	Psi 7	5.02	1086		3	5.0	40.9"
2539	06h 53m 01.5s	+38° 52´ 09"	+0.005"	+0.008"	59		6.12			3	3.9	22.3"	AB fixed.
2793	07h 22m 02.6s	+36° 45´ 38"	-0.098"	-0.023"	65		5.13	148		3	5.5	11.4"	AB CPM. C, 12.7v at 42" optical.

RA
hours
J2000

DEC
degrees
J2000

RA
arcsec
/year

DEC
arcsec
/year

Flam-
steed

Bayer

Visual
Mag.

Dist.
Light
Years

Related
HR
Entry

Compo-
nents
Count

Max
Mag
Diff.

Separation
arcsec

Double and multiple star remarks from notes

1592

04h 59m 15.4s

+37° 53´ 25"

+0.040"

-0.101"

Omega

4.94

652

2.8

5.1"

Binary.

1599

05h 00m 18.3s

+39° 23´ 41"

-0.017"

+0.004"

5.95

155

3.4

3.7"

1605

05h 01m 58.1s

+43° 49´ 24"

-0.001"

-0.004"

Epsilon

2.99

465

6.2

207.6"

ADS 3605A. A* 2.98 var. A8Iap. Five visual and one astrometric components. AB visual binary, B, 14v at 29"; C, 11.26V, +1.83(B-V), +1.31(U-B), at 43"; D, 12.0v at 46".

1637

05h 06m 40.6s

+51° 35´ 52"

-0.030"

-0.173"

5.0

4.4

90.1"

A,B,C, CPM; D, optical; E, 12.3v at 132" from A.

1669

05h 10m 18.9s

+37° 18´ 07"

+0.004"

-0.006"

6.02

1629

0.1

1.5"

AB, CPM.

1706

05h 15m 24.4s

+32° 41´ 16"

-0.024"

+0.014"

5.02

465

2.9

14.3"

AC binary. B, 11v F4V at 13" optical.

1707

05h 17m 17.8s

+53° 35´ 10"

+0.016"

-0.021"

6.5

2.1

46.4"

Binary. Component B, 9.50V, +0.47(B-V), +0.09(U-B), F4IV.

1708

05h 16m 41.4s

+45° 59´ 53"

+0.076"

-0.425"

Alpha

0.08

0.5

0.0"

AP 0.6 G5III, 1.1 G0III, sep. 0.04", 0.285y, a = 0.054", masses 2.67 and 2.55 solar. Combined mag., colors. Capella is first star for which an orbit was determined from interferometer measures, by Anderson at Mt. Wilson in 1920. Speckle sep. 0.040" 1981.24 and 1981.68; 0.055" 1982.16. CPM with component H, a close binary, 10.0 dM1, 13.7 dM5 sep. 2" at 723" from A, probably physical with A. Other components all faint and distant from A.

1712

05h 16m 18.2s

+34° 18´ 43"

+0.008"

+0.030"

5.96

814

3.3

8.4"

Component B doubtful, possibly the nebula. C 10.7V at 30".

1726

05h 18m 10.7s

+33° 22´ 18"

+0.045"

-0.160"

4.54

232

5.8

4.2"

CPM.

1729

05h 19m 08.5s

+40° 05´ 57"

+0.519"

-0.664"

Lambda

4.71

4.9

146.6"

B, 13.4v at 29". C, 12.1v at 42" and D, optical.

1734

05h 19m 23.6s

+33° 59´ 08"

+0.009"

-0.010"

6.49

5.3

3.8"

1736

05h 20m 39.3s

+46° 57´ 50"

+0.002"

-0.002"

6.54

2.9

23.2"

Fixed. Companion spectral class A.

1752

05h 21m 12.7s

+29° 34´ 12"

+0.004"

5.76

0.4

0.0"

1773

05h 24m 39.2s

+37° 23´ 08"

+0.001"

-0.008"

Sigma

4.99

1086

7.0

8.7"

AB fixed.

1779

05h 25m 13.0s

+34° 51´ 19"

-0.007"

-0.039"

6.55

1.8

31.2"

CPM. Companion F6V.

1805

05h 27m 38.9s

+34° 28´ 33"

-0.003"

-0.047"

Phi

5.07

362

3.2

206.8"

1825

05h 30m 45.1s

+39° 49´ 33"

+0.021"

-0.041"

6.37

1.3

75.4"

Companion 7.62V, +0.94(B-V), +0.69(U-B), G8III.

1914

05h 38m 38.1s

+30° 29´ 33"

-0.019"

-0.009"

5.4

652

0.3

0.2"

AB 6.0 G5III, 6.3 A2V, 53.2y, a = 0.135". Combined, mag., colors. C, 8.57V, +0.28(B-V), +0.09(U-B), F0V at 12", physical; D, 11.5v at 33". Resolved by speckle interferometry 1983.93, sep. 0.12".

1924

05h 39m 18.4s

+29° 12´ 55"

+0.012"

-0.004"

5.96

2.0

0.0"

1925

05h 41m 20.3s

+53° 28´ 52"

+0.002"

-0.518"

6.23

2.8

688.0"

Component B, 9.9v M1 at 99", is BD +53d935, CPM. Component D is F5. Other companions 12.4 and 12.8v.

1945

05h 41m 21.0s

+29° 29´ 15"

+0.019"

-0.029"

6.43

0.4

26.1"

CPM, B is 7.18V, -0.04(B-V), -0.14(U-B), B9.5V, vsini 120k/s.

1995

05h 49m 10.5s

+39° 10´ 52"

-0.025"

-0.022"

Tau

4.52

465

6.1

49.6"

2012

05h 51m 29.4s

+39° 08´ 55"

-0.005"

+0.007"

3.97

191

7.3

54.6"

Companion optical.

2018

05h 51m 25.7s

+32° 07´ 30"

+0.001"

+0.007"

6.25

5.9

15.2"

2077

05h 59m 31.6s

+54° 17´ 05"

+0.081"

-0.125"

Delta

3.72

148

5.8

115.4"

2088

05h 59m 31.7s

+44° 56´ 51"

-0.057"

0.000"

Beta

1.9

8.9

184.6"

AB binary. C, 14.1v at 13".

2095

05h 59m 43.3s

+37° 12´ 45"

+0.048"

-0.081"

Theta

2.62

148

4.5

3.5"

AB binary , combined mag., colors. B is 7.2v G2V. C, 11v at 49" optical.

2096

06h 00m 19.0s

+44° 35´ 31"

-0.026"

-0.041"

6.22

4.0

34.2"

AB probably binary. B, 11v at 2". Component C, K0III, optical.

2123

06h 04m 29.1s

+51° 34´ 24"

+0.005"

-0.042"

6.45

2.8

39.0"

BC, 9.0, 10.0v, sep. 0.6", CPM with A.

2137

06h 05m 02.6s

+37° 57´ 51"

+0.003"

-0.007"

6.34

5.6

17.9"

Confusion as to whether B or C is the brighter, B at 18", C at 84" from A.

2141

06h 06m 08.5s

+35° 23´ 15"

-0.131"

-0.302"

6.12

3.4

122.0"

2146

06h 06m 22.5s

+29° 30´ 45"

+0.015"

-0.006"

6.08

5.0

10.0"

CPM. Companion 10.72V, +0.90(B-V), +0.25(U-B), F7V.

2175

06h 11m 36.5s

+48° 42´ 47"

+0.012"

-0.066"

6.82

326

0.8

7.7"

Binary with HR 2176.

2176

06h 11m 36.6s

+48° 42´ 40"

+0.019"

-0.050"

6.09

326

(2)

0.8

7.7"

Binary with HR 2175.

2217

06h 15m 39.0s

+36° 08´ 55"

-0.065"

+0.003"

6.92

0.6

11.3"

AB CPM. B is dF0; C 12.3v at 202" optical. D, 11.5v at 120" from A.

2405

06h 36m 32.9s

+38° 26´ 43"

+0.005"

-0.026"

5.29

652

5.6

17.9"

2425

06h 38m 23.0s

+28° 59´ 03"

-0.021"

5.79

0.0

0.1"

Discovered by both occultation and speckle interferometry 1978, sep. 0.075"; 1983.93, sep. 0.13".

2427

06h 39m 19.9s

+42° 29´ 20"

+0.006"

-0.058"

Psi 2

4.79

814

5.5

52.1"

2438

06h 39m 33.1s

+28° 15´ 47"

-0.006"

-0.014"

6.03

1629

1.6

0.8"

2483

06h 46m 44.3s

+43° 34´ 39"

-0.002"

+0.165"

Psi 5

5.25

3.4

36.2"

Companion orange, optical.

2516

06h 50m 45.9s

+41° 46´ 53"

-0.024"

-0.136"

Psi 7

5.02

1086

5.0

40.9"

2539

06h 53m 01.5s

+38° 52´ 09"

+0.005"

+0.008"

6.12

3.9

22.3"

AB fixed.

2793

07h 22m 02.6s

+36° 45´ 38"

-0.098"

-0.023"

5.13

148

5.5

11.4"

AB CPM. C, 12.7v at 42" optical.

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