Boötes (redirected from Bootes constellation)

Boötes (bō-ō`tēz) [Gr.,=the herdsman], northern constellation located to the SE of the Big Dipper in Ursa Major and W of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown. It contains the brilliant orange star Arcturus. The figure traditionally associated with Boötes shows a man holding a staff in one hand and two leashed dogs in the other (the Hunting Dogs of the constellation Canes Venatici). Boötes is also known as the Keeper of the Bear because it follows Ursa Major, the Large Bear. It reaches its highest point in the evening sky in June.

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Boötes [bō′ō‚tēz]

(astronomy)

A constellation which lies south and east of Ursa Major; the star Arcturus is a member of the group. Abbreviated Boo; Boot. Also known as Bear Driver.

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Boötes 

a meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation of Boötes. It is associated with Pons-Winnecke’s comet. It was first observed in May and June 1916. It was active in 1916, 1921, and 1927. After 1927 the shower lost its meteors.

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Boötes 

(the ox herdsman), a constellation in the northern hemisphere. Its brightest star is Arcturus with a visual stellar magnitude of 0.1. The most favorable conditions for viewing BoÖtes are in April and May. It is visible everywhere in the USSR.