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Ca⋅pel⋅la

  [kuh-pel-uh]
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Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Auriga.
Origin:
1675–85; < L: lit., she-goat, equiv. to cap(ra) she-goat + -ella dim. suffix
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Ca·pel·la   (kə-pěl'ə)   
n.  A double star in Auriga, the brightest star in the constellation, approximately 46 light-years from Earth.

[Latin, diminutive of caper, goat.]
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Capella 
bright star in the constellation Auriga, 1682, from L. capella, lit. "little she-goat" (Gk. kinesai kheimonas).
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Capella   (kə-pěl'ə)  Pronunciation Key 
A binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.08. Scientifc name: Alpha Auriga.
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Capella

sixth brightest star in the night sky and the brightest in the constellation Auriga, with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.08. Capella is a spectroscopic binary comprising two G-type giant stars. It lies about 42 light-years from the Earth

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