Capella

Summary

Capella is a multiple star^[1]. Capella ranks in the top 0.84% of multiple_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,759 views/month, #1 of 119).^[2]

Key Facts

• Capella's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[3].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[4].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as RS Canum Venaticorum variable^[5].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[6].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[7].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[9].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[10].
• Capella's instance of is recorded as suspected variable^[11].
• Capella's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[12].
• Capella's spectral class is recorded as G3III:^[13].
• Capella is part of Winter Hexagon^[14].
• Capella's Commons category is recorded as Capella^[15].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as α Aur^[16].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as ADS 3841 AP^[17].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J051642.2+460001^[18].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J0516+45.9^[19].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05164138+4559525^[20].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 317037^[21].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as BD+45 1077^[22].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J05168+4559AP^[23].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as CEL 586^[24].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100460^[25].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0516+45.9^[26].
• Capella's catalog code is recorded as FK5 193^[27].

Body

Geography

Capella is part of Winter Hexagon^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include multiple star^[3], navigational star^[4], RS Canum Venaticorum variable^[5], astrophysical X-ray source^[6], ultraviolet source^[7], and near-infrared source^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include α Aur^[16], ADS 3841 AP^[17], 1RXS J051642.2+460001^[18], 2EUVE J0516+45.9^[19], 2MASS J05164138+4559525^[20], and ASCC 317037^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Capella include Capella Rocks^[28], a ridge^[29].

Why It Matters

Capella ranks in the top 0.84% of multiple_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,759 views/month, #1 of 119).^[2] Capella has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Capella is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Capella include Capella Rocks^[28], a ridge^[29].