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|name=Alpha Aurigae system
|name=Alpha Aurigae system
|image=[[File:HWG BattleOfAlphaAurigae.png|350px]]
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|type=
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|bodies=At least 1
|bodies=At least two; [[Capella]], [[Origami]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc50}}
|asteroids=[[Origami Asteroid Field]]
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|events=[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]
|events=[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]]
|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]
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The '''Alpha Aurigae system''' is a planetary system. At some point before the twenty-sixth century, this system was colonized by [[human]]ity.
The '''Alpha Aurigae system''', also known as '''Capella''', is a planetary system.{{Ref/Reuse|enc50}}
 
==Overview==
===Planetary system===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="center"
!width="75px"|Name !! Image !! Description !! Orbiting locations
|- align="center"
| [[Capella]] || N/A || ||
|- align="center"
| [[Origami]] || [[File:HWG BattleOfAlphaAurigae.png|350px]] || || [[Origami Asteroid Field]]
|}


==History==
==History==
The system was the site of the [[Skirmish at Capella]] between the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} and [[Insurrectionist]] forces in May [[2502]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 453''</ref> The skirmish resulted in the deaths of thirty-two crew members of the ''Gorgon'' and damages which required a month laid up in space dock to repair.
===Rise of humanity===
The system was settled in the early 25th-century, with Capella being settled in [[2420]] and Origami being settled in [[2421]].{{Ref/Book|Id=enc50|Enc22|Page=50-51}}
On [[2526|October 21, 2526]], the system was invaded by the [[Covenant]]. [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole|Cole]]'s fleet responded, defeating the [[Covenant fleet]] in the [[Origami Asteroid Field]] within the system, but taking heavy casualties in the battle.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref> The fate of the colony, whether it was glassed or not, and the state of any survivors, is unknown.
===Insurrection===
The system was the site of the [[Skirmish at Capella]] between the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} and [[Insurrectionist]] forces in May [[2502]]. The skirmish resulted in the deaths of thirty-two crew members of the ''Gorgon'' and damages which required a month laid up in space dock to repair.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=evolutions|[[Halo: Evolutions]]|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}}


Preston Cole was known to occasionally enjoy vodka produced in the system.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 470''</ref>
===Human-Covenant War===
 
On [[2526|October 21, 2526]], the system was invaded by the [[Covenant]]. [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole|Cole]]'s fleet responded, defeating the [[Covenant fleet]] in the [[Origami Asteroid Field]], but taking heavy casualties in the battle.{{Ref/Generic|Id=genesis|[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]}} Both colonies were attacked to an unknown degree.{{Ref/Reuse|enc50}}
==Locations==
*[[Capella]]
*[[Origami Asteroid Field]]


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Planetary systems]]
[[Category:Planetary systems]]