Star
Capella
α Aurigae · HIP 24608 · Red star
True colour from its B–V index (0.80) — a surface around 5,300 K.
Distance
42.8 light-years
Spectral type
M1: comp
Brightness
mag 0.08
Absolute mag
-0.51
Luminosity
139 × Sun
Surface
~5,300 K
Right ascension
5h 16m 41s
Declination
+45° 00′
- Capella is a red star in Auriga.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.