Corona Borealis

American  

[kuh-roh-nuh bawr-ee-al-is, -ey-lis, -bohr-] / kəˈroʊ nə ˌbɔr iˈæl ɪs, -ˈeɪ lɪs, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

Astronomy.

1. the Northern Crown, a northern constellation between Hercules and Boötes.

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Corona Borealis British  

/ ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs /

noun

1. a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules

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Corona Borealis Scientific  

/ bôr′ē-ăl′ĭs /

1. A constellation (the Northern Crown) in the Northern Hemisphere between Hercules and Boötes.

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Etymology

Origin of Corona Borealis

< Latin: literally, northern crown

Example Sentences

"There was the constellation of Corona Borealis, but in the ring of the Corona, the second star down was bright - very bright," he explains.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

The outburst will be visible in the constellation Corona Borealis and will be as bright as the North Star for about a week before fading, according to Space.com.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

It states the length and breadth in degrees of the constellation Corona Borealis, the northern crown, and gives coordinates for the stars at its extreme north, south, east and west.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2022

Since we were just two days shy of the June solstice, the start of the Inca year, the left window almost perfectly framed the Corona Borealis.

From Time • Oct. 26, 2011

Ariadne was afterwards married to Bacchus, who gave her a crown composed of seven stars, the same which we admire in the heavens as the Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann