7 stars are delineating the Auriga figure and since earlier they are in my star list:
Al 'Anz is another name for ε, which I have listed as Almaaz (Al Ma'az, the He Goat). However there are many more Greek lettered stars in the more detailed star chart below:
My star list has 9 ψ ('whip') stars, 1 more than in the star chart above, although they once were 10: "ψ¹ to ψ¹º, 5th magnitude stars, were the Βουλήγεσ, or Goad stars, the Latin Dolones, called Stimulus by Tibullus. Bayer said of them: Decem stellulae flagellum constituentes. As figured by Dürer they are the several lashes of the whip in the Charioteer's hands." (Allen) Then there are the following 9:
But these are not all of them, and more Greek lettered stars should therefore be listed. Also the object IC 405 can be noticed: "IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission / reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae ... and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the naked-eye K-class star Hassaleh [ι]. The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500 light-years away. It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion's Belt area. The nebula is about 5 light-years across." (Wikipedia)
In addition to my previously listed Greek lettered stars in Auriga there are 11 more (9 + 11 = 20), and with 9 ψ stars the sum becomes 29:
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