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Capella

Capella is a big mismatch. It’s a system of four stars, divided into two widely separated pairs. The members of one pair are both about two and a half times the mass of the Sun. But the members of the other pair are only about half the Sun’s mass. As a result, the two pairs face quite different futures. Capella is the brightest star of Auriga, the charioteer, an… Play episode