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  Epoch J20000
  Constell Auriga
  Ra 05<sup>h</sup> 06<sup>m</sup> 309<sup>s</sup>
  Dec +41&deg 14' 04"
  Spectral B3V
  Appmag V +318
  Dist Ly 219 &plusmn 11
  Dist Pc 67 &plusmn 3
  Names Hoedus II, 10&nbspAurigae,<BR/> HR &nbsp1641, HD &nbsp32630,<BR/> BD +41&deg1058, FK5 &nbsp185,<BR/> HIP &nbsp23767, SAO &nbsp40026,<BR/>GC&nbsp6226


Eta Aurigae (η Aur / η Aurigae) is a Star in the Constellation Auriga . Along with ε and ζ Aurigae , it forms an Asterism known as "the kids", from which it gets it's Latin traditional name '''Hoedus II'''.

Eta Aurigae is a blue-white B-type Main Sequence Dwarf with an Apparent Magnitude of +3.18. It is approximately 219 Light Years from Earth .