FU Aurigae is the red star in the center of the image. It is a pulsating red carbon star and is listed in SIMBAD as being of the spectral type C-N6. At magnitude 8.31, FU Aurigae is rather faint and viewing it requires a telescope.

The distance from us to FU Aurigae is estimated at being 936.8559 parsecs (3055.615 light years).