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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Key facts
- 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