Boötes

Also known as Boötis, Boo

Boötes ( ) is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from , which comes from 'herdsman' or 'plowman' (literally, 'ox-driver'; from boûs 'cow').

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Boötes is a constellation visible in the northern sky, named after the ancient Greek word for a herdsman or plowman. It's located in a specific region of the celestial sphere that makes it observable from much of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Constellation.name: Boötes
Constellation.abbreviation: Boo
Constellation.genitive: Boötis
Constellation.pronounce: , genitive
Constellation.symbolism: The Herdsman
Constellation.RA: –
Constellation.dec: +7.36°–+55.1°
Constellation.areatotal: 907
Constellation.arearank: 13th
Constellation.numbermainstars: 7, 15
Constellation.numberbfstars: 59
Constellation.numberbrightstars: 3
Constellation.numbernearbystars: 3
Constellation.brighteststarname: Arcturus (α Boo)
Constellation.starmagnitude: −0.04
Constellation.neareststarname: Gliese 526
Constellation.stardistancely: 17.73
Constellation.stardistancepc: 5.43

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Boötes
Area: 907
Image: BootesCC.jpg

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Commons gallery: Boötes
Commons category: Boötes (constellation)
short name: Boo

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History and mythology
In non-Western astronomy
Characteristics
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Stars
Multiple stars
Variable stars
Stars with planetary systems
Deep-sky objects
Meteor showers
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One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Boötes is now one of the 88 modern constellations. It contains the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, the orange giant Arcturus. Epsilon Boötis, or Izar, is a colourful multiple star popular with amateur astronomers. Boötes is home to many other bright stars, including eight above the fourth magnitude and an additional 21 above the fifth magnitude, making a total of 29 stars easily visible to the naked eye.