Asteria — interactive night sky map
Capella (Alpha Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga with an apparent magnitude of 0.08. It lies about 43 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around December. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 44°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 44°N.