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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Delta Aurigae
Flamsteed Number	33 Aurigae
HR (BSC)	2077
HD	40035
Constellation	Auriga
Right Ascension	5h 59m 32s
Declination	+54° 17' 5"
Distance	141 light years 43 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.7 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	K0III Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	January (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	This orange giant is the sixth brightest star of Auriga the Charioteer. It is the northernmost significant star of that constellation, falling within a few degrees of Auriga's northern border with Camelopardalis.

A fairly bright orange giant star system in the constellation Auriga, easily visible to the naked eye.

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