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Boötes is a constellation bordered by Virgo to the south, Coma Berenices and Canes Venatici to the west, Ursa Major to the northwest, Draco to the northeast, and Hercules, Corona Borealis and Serpens Caput to the east. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1922, is "Boo". [18]
The modern constellation Boötes lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
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.
Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Boötes.With an apparent visual magnitude of −0.05, [2] it is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, and the brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere.
The constellation will appear as a small, semicircular arc between the more widely recognizable constellations of Hercules and Bootes. Schaefer, who has done extensive research on the T Coronae ...
Epsilon Boötis (ε Boötis, abbreviated Epsilon Boo, ε Boo), officially named Izar (/ ˈ aɪ z ɑːr / EYE-zar), [16] is a binary star in the northern constellation of Boötes.The star system can be viewed with the unaided eye at night, but resolving the pair with a small telescope is challenging; an aperture of 76 mm (3.0 in) or greater is required.
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.
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