Boötes
Americannoun
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Boötis
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Boötes
1650–60; < Latin < Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver
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There will be a chance of seeing the showers whenever the radiant point in the constellation Boötes is above the horizon.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
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 ● Jan. 2, 2025
And I do have stellar favorites, which I always look for first after stepping outside: Vega, high up in the constellation Lyra, Arcturus in Boötes and Antares in Scorpius, to name just a few.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 25, 2023
The year starts with the Quadrantid meteor shower, named after Quadrans Muralis, an archaic constellation that modern astronomers lump in with the constellation known as Boötes.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
Denebola, the bright star in the Lion's tail, lies 25° east of Regulus, and about 35° west of Arcturus, in Boötes.
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
This image compares the size of the Sun to that of Delta Boötis, a giant star, and Xi Cygni, a supergiant.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
It lies south of the Great Bear’s tail, north of Coma Berenices, east of Ursa Major, and west of Boötis.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
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