Capella

Celestial Information

• Distance from Sol: 42.2 lyrs, 12.9 par
• Type of System: Quarternary
• Color: G5-Yellow Giant, G0-Yellow Giant, M2-Red Dwarf, M4-Red Dwarf
• Right Ascension: 5h 16m 41.353s
• Declination: +45° 59' 52.9"

Important Events

• 2367: A Rakshasa cruiser (presumably the SC Rakshasa) 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 juggernaught.
• 2367: Sathanas juggernaughts, 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 third fleet, of which the player is a pilot.