Star Capella

Credit: JOHN CHUMACK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Capella, the sixth brightest star in the sky and the brightest in the constellation of Auriga. Capella is a yellow giant - a huge star nearing the end of its life. It lies 45 light years away from Earth and is closely associated with two smaller stars, the three together forming a triple star held together by gravity.

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Keywords: alpha aurigae, astronomy, astrophysics, capella, cosmology, cosmos, outer space, science, star, starlight, stellar, twinkle, universe, yellow giant, yellow giant star

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