Capella, brightest star in the constellation Auriga; Bayer
designation α Aurigae; 1992 position R.A. 5h16.1m, Dec. +45°59−.
Capella is a yellow giant star of spectral class G8 III and is
also a spectroscopic binary star with a component of spectral
class F. Its apparent magnitude of 0.06 makes it the 6th-
brightest star in the sky. Capella is about 45 light-years from
the earth. Its name is from the Latin for "little she-goat." The
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