Capella

The planets of the Capella system.

An analysis of the subspace anomaly that destroyed the Capella star.

Celestial Information

• Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Aurigae, Auriga. "Capella" is Latin for "female goat". It's a reference to Amalthea, the goat that ensured Zeus's survival. "Capella" was also the cognomen of a Roman gens.
• Other name(s) and meaning: Alhajoth, Purra (Australian aboriginal name), al-'Ayyuq العيوق Alhajoth (Arabic name meaning Goat), Brahmahridaya (Hindu name meaning Heart of Brahma), Bozbān بزبان and Negahbān نگهبان (Persian names which mean goat-keeper and guard, respectively), Colca (Inca name), Hircus (another Latin name, meaning goat), Hokulei (Hawaiian for Star-Wreath), 五车二 Wǔjū'èr (Chinese for the Second Star of the Five Chariots).

• Distance from Sol: 42.2 lyrs, 12.9 par
• Type of System: Binary
• Color: G8 III / G0 III
• Right Ascension: 5h 16m 41.353s
• Declination: +45° 59' 52.9"

Important Events

• 2367: A Rakshasa cruiser and a wing of Mara fighters destroy the GTC Vigilant, marking the beginning of the Second Shivan Incursion.
• 2367: The GTVA Colossus destroys the first Sathanas juggernaut.
• 2367: Sathanas juggernauts, by means unknown, cause the Capella star to go supernova.

Jump Nodes

• Epsilon Pegasi (collapsed in 2367)
• Gamma Draconis
• Vega (collapsed in 2367)

Notes

• In FreeSpace 2, this is the home star of the GTVA 3rd Fleet, of which the player is a pilot.
• Capella was inhabited by two hundred fifty million people, as stated in A Flaming Sword. Command briefing describes Capella as 'densely-populated'. It is unknown how many civilians escaped the system before events portrayed in Apocalypse.