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Boötes
Boötis — The Herdsman
Constellations#13 by area
Imagery
Boötes IAU
IAU Boötes chart
IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) · CC BY
Overview
Boötes (Boötis) — The Herdsman is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Notable stars
49 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Izarmag 2.35
- Muphridmag 2.68
- Seginusmag 3.04
- Delta Boötismag 3.46
- Nekkarmag 3.49
- Rho Boötismag 3.57
- Zeta Boötismag 3.78
- Theta Boötismag 4.04
- Upsilon Boötismag 4.05
- Xuangemag 4.18
- Alkaluropsmag 4.31
- Sigma Boötismag 4.47
Deep-sky objects
Meteor shower radiants
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- IncludesArcturus
- Associated withQuadrantids
- Constellation ofIzar
- Constellation ofMuphrid
- Constellation ofSeginus
- Constellation ofDelta Boötis
- Constellation ofNekkar
- Constellation ofRho Boötis
- Constellation ofZeta Boötis
- Constellation ofTheta Boötis
- Constellation ofUpsilon Boötis
- Constellation ofXuange
- Constellation ofAlkalurops
- Constellation ofSigma Boötis
- Constellation of29 Boötis
- Constellation ofTau Boötis
- Constellation ofPsi Boötis
- Constellation of17 Boötis
- Constellation ofXi Boötis
- Constellation ofOmicron Boötis
- Constellation ofIota Boötis
- Constellation of34 Boötis
- Constellation ofHR 5361
- Constellation ofOmega Boötis
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.