Bootes
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Bootes is a prominent northern constellation best known for its bright orange giant star Arcturus and its kite-shaped pattern in the night sky.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boötes | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical constellation
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constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Boo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Bootes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 907 ⓘ |
| associatedMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
bright orange giant star Arcturus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kite-shaped asterism ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonth | May ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Canes Venatici
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coma Berenices NERFINISHED ⓘ Corona Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Draco NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpens Caput NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | −0.05 ⓘ |
| brightestStarColor | orange ⓘ |
| brightestStarSpectralType | K1.5 IIIpe ⓘ |
| containsBrightestStar | Arcturus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Boötes Void
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Hickson 68 galaxy group NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5248 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5466 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMessierObject | Messier 3 (on the border with Canes Venatici) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Alkalurops
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Arcturus NERFINISHED ⓘ Izar NERFINISHED ⓘ Merga NERFINISHED ⓘ Muphrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Nekkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Seginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately +7° to +55° ⓘ |
| firstCataloguedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Boötis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIAUBoundariesDefinedBy | Eugène Delporte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUApprovalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| IAUConstellationFamily | Ursa Major family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAsterismShape |
ice-cream-cone
ⓘ
kite ⓘ |
| mythologicalFigure |
herdsman
ⓘ
ploughman ⓘ |
| name | Boötes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfStarsWithPlanets | at least 10 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 13 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 13h to 16h ⓘ |
| skyLocation | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +90° to −50° ⓘ |
| zodiacStatus | non-zodiacal constellation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.