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Capella

Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the Bayer designation α Aurigae, which is Latinised to Alpha Aurigae and abbreviated Alpha Aur or α Aur. Capella is the sixth-brightest star in the night sky, and the third-brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere after Arcturus and Vega. A prominent object in the…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
+0.08 (+0.03 – +0.16) · 10.16 · 13.7
B−V color index
+0.80 · 1.50
Constellation
Auriga
Declination
+45° 59′ 52.7693″[note 1] · +45° 50′ 22.97″ · +45° 50′ 19.84″
Evolutionary stage
Red clump · Subgiant · Main sequence (red dwarf)
Pronunciation
/kəˈpɛlə/

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Capella

Nodes219
Edges218
Triples230
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009132
Components1

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Capella

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related to Nomenclature · 28
Capella → ADS, Aegaean Sea, Alpha Aurigae, As, Aurigae, Aurigae Aa, Aἴξ, Bayer, Capra, CCDM J05168, Flamsteed, GJ, Gliese-Jahreiss Catalogue, Goat, Greek, IAU Catalog, In, International Astronomical Union, It, July
related to Multiple status · 24
Capella → Almost, August, British, Cambridge, Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis, Earth, February, Francis Pease, Hugh Newall, John Anderson, July, Known, Lick Observatory, Many, Mark III Stellar Interferometer, Mount Wilson Observatory, November, October, Professor William Wallace Campbell, September
related to Etymology and culture · 23
Capella → Almagest, Amalthea, Amalthea's, Caper, Capra, Charioteer, Elder, Goats, Gorgon, Haedi, Hircus, In Bayer's, In Greek, It, Manilius, Pliny, Ptolemy, Ptolemy's Almagest, The, Though
related to Capella A · 22
Capella → Aa, Ab, AU, Bright Star Catalogue, Earth, Eggen, G0III, G1III, G2, G3III, G5IIIe, G8III, III, K0, K0III, Modern, Roche, Sun, The, The MK
related to Observation · 20
Capella → Arcturus, Argentina, Auriga, Canada, Chile, Conversely, December, Europe, Falkland Islands, It, Its, New Zealand, Orion's Belt, Polaris, Southern Ontario, United Kingdom, United States, Vega, Visible, With
related to X-ray source · 20
Capella → April, Auriga, Capella's, Capella's X-rays, Dec, During, HEAO, J051642, Lx, March, RA, ROSAT X-ray, September, Sun, Sun's X-ray, The, The X-ray, Two Aerobee-Hi, X-ray, X-rays
related to history · 18
Capella → Akkadian, Aldebaran, APIN, At, Auriga, BC, Bedouin, English, GAM, Gamlum, Greek, It, Its, Later, Mesopotamia, MUL, Shepherd's Star, The
related to Distance · 14
Capella → American, An, At, Based, Canopus, Earth, Eggen, Hipparcos, Hyades, In, Members, Olin, Solar System, Sun
related to Stellar system · 10
Capella → Aa, Ab, American, At, Catalog, Most, Robert Burnham Jr, The, The Washington Double Star, There
related to Capella HL · 9
Capella → AU, G-type, Gaia, GJ, In, It, The, The Gliese-Jahreiss Catalogue, This

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star stars red two aa sky x-ray system spectral goat ab component constellation northern pair times name brightest known binary

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CapellaApparent magnitude (V)+0.08 (+0.03 – +0.16)1.00infobox
CapellaApparent magnitude (V)10.161.00infobox
CapellaApparent magnitude (V)13.71.00infobox
CapellaB−V color index+0.801.00infobox
CapellaB−V color index1.501.00infobox
CapellaConstellationAuriga1.00infobox
CapellaDeclination+45° 59′ 52.7693″[note 1]1.00infobox
CapellaDeclination+45° 50′ 22.97″1.00infobox
CapellaDeclination+45° 50′ 19.84″1.00infobox
CapellaEvolutionary stageRed clump1.00infobox
CapellaEvolutionary stageSubgiant1.00infobox
CapellaEvolutionary stageMain sequence (red dwarf)1.00infobox
CapellaPronunciation/kəˈpɛlə/1.00infobox
CapellaRight ascension05h 16m 41.35871s[note 1]1.00infobox
CapellaRight ascension05h 17m 23.728s1.00infobox
CapellaRight ascension05h 17m 23.943s1.00infobox
CapellaR−I color index+0.441.00infobox
CapellaR−I color index0.911.00infobox
CapellaSpectral typeG3III:1.00infobox
CapellaSpectral typeG8III1.00infobox
CapellaSpectral typeG0III1.00infobox
CapellaSpectral typeM2.5 V1.00infobox
CapellaSpectral typeM4:1.00infobox
CapellaU−B color index+0.441.00infobox
CapellaU−B color index1.241.00infobox
CapellaVariable typeRS CVn (suspected)1.00infobox
CapellaV−R color index−0.31.00infobox
Capellais abrightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga0.90text
Capellais asixth-brightest star in the night sky0.90text
Capellais abrightest object in the constellation Auriga0.90text

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