Capella

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title: Capella
text: 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 northern winter sky, it is circumpolar to observers north of 44°N. Its name meaning "little goat" in Latin, Capella depicted the goat Amalthea that suc
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description: Brightest star in the constellation Auriga
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capella
date created: 2004-12-10T23:33:58Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T15:16:42Z
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