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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
Article · Nederlands
Ossenhoeder (Boötes, afkorting Boo) is een sterrenbeeld aan de noorderhemel, liggende tussen rechte klimming 13u33m en 15u47m en tussen declinatie +7° en +55°. Het wordt ook wel Herder, Berenhoeder of Ossendrijver genoemd. Boötes de ossenhoeder vervolgt de Grote Beer (Ursa Major) met zijn jachthonden (Canes Venatici).
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