Boötes

American  

[boh-oh-teez] / boʊˈoʊ tiz /

noun

Astronomy.

• Boötis
  genitive

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

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Boötes Boötis

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

In the 49th Tale I told you there were two giants among the mighty hunters in the sky, Boötes, whose adventure with the Bears you have already heard, and Orion.

From Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton

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