Capella

Capella

Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the sixth brightest in the night sky and the third brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus and Vega.


http://astropixels.com/stars/Capella-01.html

Star: Alpha Aurigae

Location:
    -Right Ascension: 05h 16m 41.3591s
    -Declination: +45° 59′ 52.768
Chemical components: Calcium, Hydrogen, Helium, and other metals

Spectrum analysis of most abundant chemical (Calcium)


http://astro.u-strasbg.fr/~koppen/discharge/

Stellar Classification: K0 III


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capella

Sources:
Astropixels. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2015, from http://astropixels.com/

Capella. Retrieved October 2, 2015, from https://www.wikipedia.org/Capella

Spectra of Gas Discharges. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2015, from http://astro.u-strasbg.fr/~koppen/discharge/

 List of brightest stars. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2015, from http://www.astronoo.com/en/brightest-stars.html 

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