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Capella, brightest star in the constellation Auriga Auriga [Lat.,=the charioteer or wagoner], northern constellation traditionally represented as a man, possibly Vulcan, carrying a goat on his shoulder while driving a chariot. It lies E of Perseus and N of Gemini and Taurus.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Bayer designation α Aurigae; 1992 position R.A. 5^h16.1^m, Dec. +45°59'. Capella is a yellow giant star of spectral class spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity. In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars spectroscopically.
..... Click the link for more information. G8 III and is also a spectroscopic binary star binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass.
..... Click the link for more information. with a component of spectral class F. Its apparent magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the
..... Click the link for more information. of 0.06 makes it the 6th-brightest star in the sky. Capella is about 45 light-years from the earth. Its name is from the Latin for "little she-goat."

Capella [kə′pel·ə]

(astronomy)

A star that is 45 light-years from the sun; spectral classification G0IIIp. Also known as α Aurigae.

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King and myself should ride to Castro, and thence across the island to the Capella de Cucao, situated on the west coast.

The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context

Over the snow-covered roofs could be seen a decorated cross with chains, and above it the rising triangle of Charles's Wain with the yellowish light of Capella.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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