Boötes

Summary

Boötes is a constellation^[1]. Boötes draws 3,243 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #13 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boötes's instance of is recorded as constellation^[3].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Draco^[4].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Ursa Major^[5].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Canes Venatici^[6].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Coma Berenices^[7].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Virgo^[8].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Serpens^[9].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Corona Borealis^[10].
• Boötes's shares border with is recorded as Hercules^[11].
• herder is named after Boötes^[12].
• Philomelus is named after Boötes^[13].
• Icarius of Athens is named after Boötes^[14].
• Boötes is part of Northern celestial hemisphere^[15].
• Boötes's Commons category is recorded as Boötes (constellation)^[16].
• Boötes's child astronomical body is recorded as June Bootids^[17].
• Boötes's said to be the same as is recorded as Arctophylax^[18].
• Boötes comprises Arcturus^[19].
• Boötes comprises Epsilon Boötis^[20].
• Boötes comprises Eta Boötis^[21].
• Boötes comprises Zeta Boötis^[22].
• Boötes comprises Delta Boötis^[23].
• Boötes comprises Beta Boötis^[24].
• Boötes comprises Theta Boötis^[25].
• Boötes comprises Kappa Boötis^[26].
• Boötes comprises Tau Boötis^[27].

Body

Geography

Boötes is part of Northern celestial hemisphere^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Boötes covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+907'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Boötes's instance of is recorded as constellation^[3].

History and Context

Things named after include herder^[12], an occupation^[29]; Philomelus^[13], a Greek deity^[30]; and Icarius of Athens^[14], a mythological Greek character^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Boötes include Boötes void^[32], a void^[33].

Why It Matters

Boötes draws 3,243 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #13 of 85).^[2] Boötes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Boötes is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Boötes include Boötes void^[32], a void^[33].