Capella

American  

[kuh-pel-uh] / kəˈpɛl ə /

noun

1. Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Auriga.

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Capella British  

/ kəˈpɛlə /

noun

1. the brightest star in the constellation Auriga; it is a yellow giant and a spectroscopic binary. Visual magnitude: 0.08; spectral type: G6III and G2III; distance: 42 light years

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Capella Scientific  

/ kə-pĕl′ə /

1. A binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.08. Scientifc name: Alpha Auriga.

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Etymology

Origin of Capella

1675–85; < Latin: literally, she-goat, equivalent to cap ( ra ) she-goat + -ella diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

“Whoever has the greatest economic or logistical capacity sometimes captures the throne,” Capella said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Other notable purchases include the acquisition of Capella Space, a satellite company, and that of Lightsync, a start-up building technology to link quantum systems.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Larry Barlow, assistant professor of marriage and family therapy at Capella University, recounts a personal episode that brought him and his wife up short.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

The rendition ends with the singer leading the crowd in a big round of a Capella "wo-oh-oh-oh-oaaahs", which he could probably milk further in future but we're already into injury time following several stoppages.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023

Apart from the Capella Medicea the church of S. Croce may be looked upon as the Westminster Abbey of Florence.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe