Capella

Summary

Capella is a multiple star^[1]. Capella ranks in the top 0.84% of multiple_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (562 views/month, #1 of 119).^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Geography

Capella's part of is recorded as Winter Hexagon^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include multiple star^[4], navigational star^[5], RS Canum Venaticorum variable^[6], astrophysical X-ray source^[7], ultraviolet source^[8], and near-infrared source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include α Aur^[17], ADS 3841 AP^[18], 1RXS J051642.2+460001^[19], 2EUVE J0516+45.9^[20], 2MASS J05164138+4559525^[21], and ASCC 317037^[22].

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 (562 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].