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===Celestial Information===
 
===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' survival. "Capella" was also the ''cognomen'' of a Roman ''gens''.
 
*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Aurigae, Auriga. "Capella" is Latin for "female goat". It's a reference to Amalthea, the goat that ensured Zeus' survival. "Capella" was also the ''cognomen'' of a Roman ''gens''.
*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' None
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*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' 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'').
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*''Distance from Sol:'' 42.2 lyrs, 12.9 par
 
*''Distance from Sol:'' 42.2 lyrs, 12.9 par
 
*''Type of System:'' Binary
 
*''Type of System:'' Binary

Revision as of 20:11, 13 January 2008

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' survival. "Capella" was also the cognomen of a Roman gens.
  • Other name(s) and meaning: 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"

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  • In Freespace 2, this is the home star of the GTVA third fleet, of which the player is a pilot.