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UU Aurigae is a carbon star and binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is approximately 1810 light-years from Earth. UU Aurigae is a carbon-rich C-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.4. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +7.83 to +10.0 in B with a period of 234 days.