Boötes
constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Boötes is a constellation[1]. Boötes draws 4,395 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #13 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Shares border with: Draco[3], Ursa Major[4], Canes Venatici[5], Coma Berenices[6], Virgo[7], Serpens[8], Corona Borealis[9], Hercules[10]
- Named after: herder[11], Philomelus[12], Icarius of Athens[13]
- Part of: Northern celestial hemisphere[14]
- Commons category: Boötes (constellation)[15]
- Child astronomical body: June Bootids[16]
- Said to be the same as: Arctophylax[17]
- Has part(s): Arcturus[18], Epsilon Boötis[19], Eta Boötis[20], Zeta Boötis[21], Delta Boötis[22], Beta Boötis[23], Theta Boötis[24], Kappa Boötis[25], Tau Boötis[26], Rho Boötis[27], Gamma Boötis[28], Sombre Lance[29], Celestial Spear[30], Qigong[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boötes[32]
- Commons gallery: Boötes[33]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], A field book of the stars[37], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[38], Star Lore of All Ages[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Boötes[42], Šablona:Souhvězdí Pastýře[43]
- Official name: Boötes[44]
- Short name: Boo[45]
- Area: 907[46]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[47]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Constellations[48], WikiProject Astronomy[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Boötes include Boötes void[50], a void[51].
Why It Matters
Boötes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Boötes is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Boötes include Boötes void[50], a void[51].