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Beta Aurigae (β Aur β Aurigae) is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the traditional name Menkalinan which is shortened from the Arabic منكب ذي العنان mankib ðī-l-‘inān shoulder of the rein-holder. It is known as 五車三 (the Third Star of the Five Chariots) in traditional Chinese astronomy. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the system is 1.9 making it the second brightest member of the constellation after Capella.
