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
Word origin
C17: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of capra she-goat, from caper goat
Capella in American English
(kəˈpɛlə)
noun
a giant, yellow binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Auriga: magnitude,0.13