Capella

Ca·pel·la

C0082800 (kə-pĕl′ə)n. A binary star in Auriga, the brightest star in the constellation, approximately 46 light years from Earth.

[Latin, diminutive of caper, goat.]

Capella

(kəˈpɛlə) n (Celestial Objects) the brightest star in the constellation Auriga; it is a yellow giant and a spectroscopic binary. Visual magnitude: 0.08; spectral type: G6III and G2III; distance: 42 light years[C17: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of capra she-goat, from caper goat]

Ca•pel•la

(kəˈpɛl ə)

n. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Auriga. [1675–85; < Latin: literally, she-goat, diminutive of capra she-goat]

Ca·pel·la

(kə-pĕl′ə) A binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Capella - the brightest star in AurigaAuriga, Charioteer - a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way
	2.	Capella - snipes Gallinago, genus Capella, genus Gallinagobird genus - a genus of birdsfamily Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchersGallinago gallinago, whole snipe - common snipe of Eurasia and AfricaGallinago gallinago delicata, Wilson's snipe - American snipeGallinago media, great snipe, woodcock snipe - Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe

Capella

Capella,

brightest star in the constellation AurigaAuriga
[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 classspectral 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 starbinary star
or binary system,
pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass. In 1650 Riccioli made the first binary system discovery, that of the middle star in the Big Dipper's handle, Zeta
..... Click the link for more information. with a component of spectral class F. Its apparent magnitudemagnitude,
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 dimmest stars
..... 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

(kă-pell -ă) (α Aur) A conspicuous yellow giant that is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga. It is a visual binary (period 104 days), of which the components can only be resolved in the largest telescopes. The star has a high lithium content. m_v : 0.08; M_v : –0.4; spectral type: G6 III, G2 III; distance: 12.5 pc.

Capella

[kə′pel·ə] (astronomy) A star that is 45 light-years from the sun; spectral classification G0IIIp. Also known as α Aurigae.

Capella

noun

Synonyms for Capella

noun the brightest star in Auriga

Related Words

Auriga
Charioteer

noun snipes

Synonyms

Gallinago
genus Capella
genus Gallinago

Related Words

bird genus
family Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae
Gallinago gallinago
whole snipe
Gallinago gallinago delicata
Wilson's snipe
Gallinago media
great snipe
woodcock snipe