[4] This star is the namesake for the Delta Aurigids, a meteor shower that occurs between October 6–15.

Delta Aurigae is a single-lined spectroscopic binary: periodic Doppler shifts in the star's spectrum indicate orbital motion.

[6] The visible component of this system is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K0 IIIb.

[3] It is a red clump star, indicating that it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core.

[17] Consequently, the Chinese name for δ Aurigae itself is 八穀一 (Bā Gǔ yī, English: the First Star of Eight Kinds of Crops), refers to the rice.