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Capella

 
Dictionary: Ca·pel·la   (kə-pĕl'ə) pronunciation
n.
A double star in Auriga, the brightest star in the constellation, approximately 46 light-years from Earth.

[Latin, diminutive of caper, goat.]


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Capella, brightest star in the constellation Auriga; Bayer designation α Aurigae; 1992 position R.A. 5h16.1m, Dec. +45°59′. Capella is a yellow giant star of spectral class G8 III and is also a spectroscopic binary star with a component of spectral class F. Its apparent magnitude 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."


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the brightest star in Auriga

Meaning #2: snipes
  Synonyms: Gallinago, genus Gallinago, genus Capella


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