Del

Its story

Delta Aurigae is an orange giant some 126 light-years away, set in the corner of the Charioteer where mapmakers once traced the border with the Lynx. At magnitude 3.72 it stands out among the secondary lights of Auriga's pentagon, presided over by distant Capella, without ever rivalling her. Its proper motion drags it slowly across the Galactic background, a quiet reminder that the «fixed» sky is never entirely fixed.