Capella
star in the constellation Auriga
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Summary
Capella is a multiple star[1]. Capella ranks in the top 0.84% of multiple star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,540 views/month, #1 of 119).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: navigational star[3], RS Canum Venaticorum variable[4], astrophysical X-ray source[5], ultraviolet source[6], near-infrared source[7], spectroscopic binary[8], high proper-motion star[9], suspected variable[10]
- Constellation: Auriga[11]
- Spectral class: G3III:[12]
- Part of: Winter Hexagon[13]
- Commons category: Capella[14]
- Catalog code: α Aur[15], ADS 3841 AP[16], 1RXS J051642.2+460001[17], 2EUVE J0516+45.9[18], 2MASS J05164138+4559525[19], ASCC 317037[20], BD+45 1077[21], CCDM J05168+4559AP[22], CEL 586[23], CSV 100460[24], EUVE J0516+45.9[25], FK5 193[26], GC 6427[27], GCRV 3121[28]
- Type of variable star: RS Canum Venaticorum variable[29]
- Apparent magnitude: 1.33[30], 0.88[31], 0.08[32], -0.52[33], -0.96[34], -1.29[35], -1.72[36], -1.78[37]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Capella include Capella Rocks[40], a ridge[41].
Why It Matters
Capella has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Capella is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Capella include Capella Rocks[40], a ridge[41].