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Auriga

noun

A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way. Synonym: Charioteer.

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Epsilon Aurigae

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"Auriga" Quotes from Famous Books

... number: excluding those of the Zodiac, which have been already mentioned, the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere number twenty-nine. The most important of these are Ursa Major and Minor, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cygnus, Lyra, Aquila, Auriga, Draco, Booetes, Hercules, Pegasus, and ...

— The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' • Thomas Orchard

Words linked to "Auriga" : Capella, charioteer, Epsilon Aurigae, constellation