Celestial Atlas
Auriga <—     Boötes: The Herdsman     —> Caelum
(possessive form Boötis, abbreviation Boo)
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Constellations Bordering Boötes
(tba)

Boötes is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustration of Boötes
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Boötes

Map of Boötes
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Boötes

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Boo (Arcturus)

β Boo

γ Boo

δ Boo

ε Boo


Celestial Atlas
Auriga <—     Boötes: The Herdsman     —> Caelum