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Capella

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Capella brightest star in the constellation Auriga ; Bayer designation α Aurigae; 1992 position R.A. 5 ^h 16.1 ^m , 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."

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Capella

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

Capella The star Alpha Aurigae, magnitude 0.08, sixth-brightest in the sky. It is actually a spectroscopic binary, consisting of two G‐type giants orbiting each other with a period of 104 days. Capella lies 42 l.y. away.

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capella

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

capella. See cappella.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "capella." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Capella

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Capella •Allah, calla, Caracalla, Haller, inshallah, pallor, Valhalla, valour (US valor), Whyalla •gabbler, tabla •ambler, gambler, rambler, scrambler •Adler, saddler •handler •angler, dangler, strangler, wrangler •tackler • trampler • antler • dazzler •Carla, challah, Douala, gala, Guatemala, Gujranwala, impala, kabbala, Kampala, koala, La Scala, Lingala, Mahler, Marsala, masala, nyala, parlour (US parlor), Sinhala, snarler, tala, tambala, Uppsala •garbler • chandler • sparkler •sampler •a cappella, Arabella, Bella, bestseller, Capella, cellar, Cinderella, citronella, Clarabella, corella, Daniela, Della, dispeller, dweller, Ella, expeller, favela, fella, fellah, feller, Fenella, Floella, foreteller, Heller, impeller, interstellar, Keller, Louella, Mandela, mortadella, mozzarella, Nigella, novella, paella, panatella, patella, predella, propeller, queller, quinella, repeller, rosella, rubella, salmonella, Santiago de Compostela, seller, smeller, speller, Stella, stellar, tarantella, teller, umbrella, Viyella •Puebla •assembler, dissembler, trembler •medlar, pedlar •ländler •fin de siècle, Hekla •Kepler •exempla, exemplar, Templar •tesla, wrestler •embezzler • Rockefeller •knee-trembler • saltcellar •bookseller • storyteller

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