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The name comes from Latin: Boōtēs, which comes from Ancient Greek: Βοώτης, romanized: Boṓtēs 'herdsman' or 'plowman' (literally, 'ox-driver'; from βοῦς boûs 'cow'). One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Boötes is now one of the 88 modern constellations.
It was equated to the Tuamotuan constellation Te Kiva, meaning "frigatebird", which could either represent the figure of Boötes or just Arcturus. [53] However, Arcturus may instead be the Tuamotuan star called Turu. [54] The Hawaiian name for Arcturus as a single star was likely Hoku-leʻa, which means "star of gladness", or "clear star". [55]
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Boötes, sorted by decreasing brightness. The genitive for stars in this constellation is Boötis and the IAU abbreviation is Boo. Hence, η Boo is Eta Boötis.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 牧夫座 (mù fū zuò), meaning "the shepherd constellation". Star The map ...
Kappa Boötis (κ Boo, κ Boötis) is a double star in the constellation Boötes. It has the traditional name Asellus Tertius / ə ˈ s ɛ l ə s ˈ t ɜːr ʃ i ə s / (Latin for "third donkey colt") [13] [14] and the Flamsteed designation 17 Boötis. The components are separated by an angular distance of 13.5 arcsec, [14] viewable in a small ...
Theta Boötis, Latinized from θ Boötis, is a star in the northern constellation of Boötes the herdsman, forming a corner of the upraised left hand of this asterism. [13] It has the traditional name Asellus Primus (/ ə ˈ s ɛ l ə s ˈ p r aɪ m ə s /; Latin for "first donkey colt") [13] and the Flamsteed designation 23 Boötis.
Gamma Boötis, Latinised from γ Boötis, is a binary star [12] system in the northern constellation of Boötes the herdsman, forming the left shoulder of this asterism. [13] The primary component has the proper name Seginus / s ɪ ˈ dʒ aɪ n ə s / [citation needed], the traditional name of the Gamma Bootis system. [14]
Beta Boötis, Latinized from β Boötis, and also named Nekkar / ˈ n ɛ k ɑːr /, [10] is a star in the northern constellation of Boötes. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.5, [2] making it one of the brighter members of the constellation. In the modern constellation, it marks the head of Boötes the herdsman. [11]