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*2367: A [[SC Rakshasa|Rakshasa]] cruiser (presumably the SC Behemoth) and a wing of [[SF Mara|Mara]] fighters destroy the GTC Vigilant, marking the beginning of the [[Second Shivan Incursion]].
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*2367: A [[SC Rakshasa|Rakshasa]] cruiser and a wing of [[SF Mara|Mara]] fighters destroy the GTC Vigilant, marking the beginning of the [[Second Shivan Incursion]].
 
*2367: The ''[[GTVA Colossus]]'' destroys the first [[SJ Sathanas|Sathanas juggernaut]].
 
*2367: The ''[[GTVA Colossus]]'' destroys the first [[SJ Sathanas|Sathanas juggernaut]].
 
*2367: [[SJ Sathanas|Sathanas juggernauts]], by means unknown, cause the Capella star to go supernova.
 
*2367: [[SJ Sathanas|Sathanas juggernauts]], by means unknown, cause the Capella star to go supernova.

Revision as of 10:17, 5 August 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: 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"

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Notes

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