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Boötes

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Also known as Boötis, Boo

constelação

AI overview

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
3
Constellation.brighteststarname
Arcturus (α Boo)
Constellation.starmagnitude
−0.04
Constellation.neareststarname
Gliese 526
Constellation.stardistancely
17.73
Constellation.stardistancepc
5.43

via Wikipedia infobox

Article · Português

Boötes, o Boieiro, é uma constelação do hemisfério celestial norte. O genitivo, usado para formar nomes de estrelas, é Bootis. Arcturo, sua estrela mais famosa, é a mais brilhante da constelação. As constelações vizinhas, segundo a padronização atual, são o Dragão, a Ursa Maior, os Pegureiros, a Cabeleira de Berenice, a Virgem, a Serpente, a Coroa Boreal e o Hércules.

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