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Capella, also known as Alhajoth, Hokulei, α Aurigae, 13 Aurigae, ADS 3841, BD+45 1077, CCDM J05168+4559, FK5 193, GC 6427, HD 34029, HIP 24608, HR 1708, IDS 05093+4554, LTT 11619, NLTT 14766, PPM 47925, SAO 40186 and WDS 05167+4600, is a quadruple star system made up of the stars Capella Aa, Capella Ab, Capella H and Capella L, located inside The Auriga Constellation. Capella is the brightest star in THe Auriga Constellation and the sixth brightest star in the night sky. Capella is Latin for Little Goat. Capella is shwoned the goat named Amalthea that suckled The King of The gods Zeus in The Classical World. Capella Aa Capella Aa has a mass of 2.5687 Solar Masses, a radius of 11.98 Solar Radiuses and a luminosity of 78.7 Solar Luminosities. Capella Aa has a surface gravity of 2.691 Centimetre-Gram-Second System of Units and a Temperature of 4970 Kelvin. Capella Ab Capella Ab has a mass of 2.4828 Solar Masses, a radius of 8.83 Solar Radiuses and a Luminosity of 72.7 Solar Luminosities. Capella Ab has a surface gravity of 2.941 Centimetre-Gram-Second System of Units and a temperature of 5730 Kelvin. Capella H Capella H, also known as G 96-29, LTT 11622, NLTT 14788, PPM 47938, 2MASS J05172386+4550229, has a mass of 0.57 Solar Masses, a radius of 0.54 Solar Radiuses and a luminosity of 0.05 Solar Luminosities. Capella H has a surface gravity of 4.75 Centimetre-Gram-Second System of Units and a temperature of 3700 Kelvin. Capella L Capella L, also known as VVO 238 and 2MASS J05172394+4550198, has a mass of 0.53 Solar Masses.
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