Auriga is a bright winter constellation that lies between Perseus and Gemini, south of Camelopardalis. Auriga is seen as the driver of the chariot who is carrying a goat and her kids. The constellation is often associated with Erichthonius, a king of Athens, who was the lame son of Vulcan and Minerva. He created the chariot to ease the effects of his affliction and the device was so admired by Jupiter that a place in the sky was his just reward.

Genitive	Aurigae
Visible	January
Visible Where	Northern
Visible from US
Width	2:02
Height	28°25"
Brighness Rank	6
Size (sq. degrees)	657
Size Rank	21
Opposition	Dec 14
Milky Way Brightness	12