Boötes

American  

[boh-oh-teez] / boʊˈoʊ tiz /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Boötis

1. the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.

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Boötes British  

/ bəʊˈəʊtiːz /

noun

1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus

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Boötes Scientific  

/ bō-ō′tēz /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Virgo and Corona Borealis. It contains the bright star Arcturus. Boötes (the Plowman or Herdsman) is one of the earliest recorded constellations.

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Etymology

Origin of Boötes

1650–60; < Latin < Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver

Example Sentences

It lies 169 light-years away in the constellation Bootes.

From Science Daily

There will be a chance of seeing the showers whenever the radiant point in the constellation Boötes is above the horizon.

From BBC

Around 10 p.m., you can find the meteor shower by locating the constellation Boötes, which Krupp said can be seen by looking in a northeastern direction.

From Los Angeles Times

Both the Big Ring and the Giant Arc appear relatively close together, near the constellation of Bootes the Herdsman.

From BBC

In its center sit the Bootes superclusters, two collections of about a dozen galaxy clusters, while the bubble’s edges include other monumental cosmic structures, such as the Sloan Great Wall, the CfA2 Great Wall and the Hercules Supercluster.

From Scientific American