Boötes
Sign in to saveBoötes ( ) 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
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13 sectionsContents
- History and mythology
- In non-Western astronomy
- Characteristics
- Features
- Stars
- Multiple stars
- Variable stars
- Stars with planetary systems
- Deep-sky objects
- Meteor showers
- See also
- References
- External links
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').
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.