Auriga, constellation in the northern sky, at about 6 hours right ascension and 45° north in declination. The brightest star in Auriga is Capella, the sixth brightest star in the sky. The constellation also contains the notable eclipsing binary Epsilon Aurigae. Auriga has been identified with various figures in Greek mythology, such as Erichthonius, a king of Athens who invented the four-horse chariot; Hippolytus, the son of Theseus who was killed in a chariot accident; and Myrtilus, the charioteer of king Oenomaus of Pisa who cursed the family of Pelops before his death.