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Capella (Alpha Aurigae) (Aug 4, 2003)
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| Type: |
Main sequence star (Class G)
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| Brightness: |
0.2 mag
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| Distance: |
42 ly
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| Colour: |
white-yellow / white-yellow
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| Luminosity (Sun = 1): |
80 x / 50 x
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| Mass (Sun = 1): |
2.5 x / 2.5 x
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| Temperature: |
6,000 Grad / 6,000 degrees approx.
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| Diameter: |
20 solar radii / 20 solar radii
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| Notes: | |
| Capella is a double star System whose components orbit each other within 104 days in a distance of 112 million kilometers. | |