Constellation
Boötes
Boötes (Boo) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Arcturus (magnitude −0.05).
| Latin name | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Boo |
| Brightest star | Arcturus |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 382 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 33 |
| Deep-sky objects | 5 |
| Galaxies | 93 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Arcturus −0.05 · 36.7 light-years
- Izar 2.35 · 235.9 light-years
- Muphrid 2.68 · 37.2 light-years
- Seginus 3.04 · 86.0 light-years
- δ Boo 3.46 · 120.5 light-years
- Nekkar 3.49 · 235.0 light-years
- ρ Boo 3.57 · 164.3 light-years
- ζ Boo 3.78 · 175.7 light-years
- θ Boo 4.04 · 47.2 light-years
- υ Boo 4.05 · 243.0 light-years
- Xuange 4.18 · 100.1 light-years
- Alkalurops 4.31 · 122.7 light-years
- σ Boo 4.47 · 51.4 light-years
- π¹ Boo 4.49 · 315.6 light-years
- τ Boo 4.50 · 50.9 light-years
- ψ Boo 4.52 · 258.6 light-years
- κ² Boo 4.53 · 161.8 light-years
- ξ Boo 4.54 · 22.0 light-years
- ο Boo 4.60 · 257.2 light-years
- ι Boo 4.75 · 96.3 light-years
- HIP 69879 4.80 · 242.0 light-years
- 34 Boo 4.80 · 591.7 light-years
- ω Boo 4.80 · 382.5 light-years
- 12 Boo 4.82 · 118.7 light-years
- 44 Boo 4.83 · 42.2 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- τ Boo 1 planet(s)
- 24 Boo 1 planet(s)
- HD 141399 4 planet(s)
- HD 128311 2 planet(s)
- TOI-5739 1 planet(s)
- HD 122562 1 planet(s)
- Arcalís 1 planet(s)
- HD 124330 1 planet(s)
- Nikawiy 1 planet(s)
- HD 125390 1 planet(s)
- HD 132406 1 planet(s)
- HD 132563 1 planet(s)
- HD 127506 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2076 4 planet(s)
- WASP-14 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1416 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2019 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1411 1 planet(s)
- TIC 161045582 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5630 1 planet(s)
- HAT-P-4 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1855 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2092 1 planet(s)
- Qatar-6 1 planet(s)
- WASP-113 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2485 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1853 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3976 A 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3912 1 planet(s)
- HAT-P-44 2 planet(s)
- TOI-5736 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3984 A 1 planet(s)
- CFBDSIR J145829+101343 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J1402+1306 Pulsar
- PSR J1411+2551 Pulsar
- PSR J1518+4904 Pulsar
- PSR J1544+4937 Pulsar
- NGC 5466 Globular cluster
Galaxies
- BootesII 130,500 light-years
- BootesI 228,300 light-years
- DDO 187 7.18 million light-years
- UGC 8638 13.9 million light-years
- BootesIII 163,100 light-years
- Mrk 475 30.0 million light-years
- DDO 190 8.94 million light-years
- UGC 9660 24.1 million light-years
- IC 970 189.4 million light-years
- NGC 5514 NED01 343.9 million light-years
- NGC 5665 103.8 million light-years
- NGC 5539 812.7 million light-years
- NGC 5681 368.0 million light-years
- NGC 5248 53.6 million light-years
- NGC 5463 334.4 million light-years
- NGC 5424 277.3 million light-years
- NGC 5438 323.6 million light-years
- NGC 5669 63.9 million light-years
- NGC 5627 373.6 million light-years
- NGC 5647 341.5 million light-years
- IC 1038 403.6 million light-years
- NGC 5747 NED02 422.8 million light-years
- NGC 5550 346.1 million light-years
- NGC 5583 233.8 million light-years
- NGC 5655 242.7 million light-years
- IC 967 178.2 million light-years
- IC 1094 NED01 621.8 million light-years
- NGC 5600 108.1 million light-years
- NGC 5504 244.5 million light-years
- IC 4417 747.0 million light-years
- NGC 5490 226.2 million light-years
- IC 983 253.6 million light-years
- IC 910 379.0 million light-years
- IC 4475 427.6 million light-years
- NGC 5548 239.9 million light-years
- NGC 5523 48.4 million light-years
- NGC 5677 225.5 million light-years
- IC 4418 513.0 million light-years
- NGC 5629 209.6 million light-years
- NGC 5827 308.1 million light-years
- IC 4530 434.0 million light-years
- IC 4423 422.5 million light-years
- NGC 5594 523.5 million light-years
- IC 4397 205.9 million light-years
- IC 4427 421.3 million light-years
- NGC 5635 201.1 million light-years
- IC 1008 NED02 412.3 million light-years
- IC 4398 591.3 million light-years
- IC 4416 752.6 million light-years
- NGC 5798 83.3 million light-years
- NGC 5642 200.6 million light-years
- NGC 5639 165.6 million light-years
- IC 4422 416.6 million light-years
- IC 4447 199.4 million light-years
- NGC 5653 166.0 million light-years
- NGC 5672 164.6 million light-years
- NGC 5611 93.9 million light-years
- NGC 5614 181.3 million light-years
- NGC 5567 397.4 million light-years
- NGC 5580 149.5 million light-years
- NGC 5533 180.1 million light-years
- NGC 5654 400.2 million light-years
- NGC 5616 393.1 million light-years
- NGC 5557 149.7 million light-years
- NGC 5545 143.5 million light-years
- NGC 5732 174.6 million light-years
- NGC 5754 212.5 million light-years
- NGC 5755 450.2 million light-years
- NGC 5582 63.5 million light-years
- NGC 5992 443.5 million light-years
- NGC 5993 445.7 million light-years
- IC 1028 248.2 million light-years
- NGC 5739 250.5 million light-years
- NGC 5893 250.7 million light-years
- NGC 5899 119.4 million light-years
- NGC 5784 250.2 million light-years
- IC 4562 263.7 million light-years
- NGC 5717 515.3 million light-years
- NGC 5689 100.7 million light-years
- NGC 5795 110.2 million light-years
- NGC 5660 108.5 million light-years
- NGC 5797 185.4 million light-years
- NGC 5818 365.9 million light-years
- IC 1029 111.0 million light-years
- NGC 5673 97.0 million light-years
- NGC 5520 87.4 million light-years
- NGC 5602 103.9 million light-years
- NGC 5481 99.3 million light-years
- NGC 5720 363.0 million light-years
- NGC 5707 103.1 million light-years
- NGC 5783 108.9 million light-years
- NGC 5820 155.4 million light-years
- NGC 5687 98.6 million light-years
Its other stars
- 20 Boo
- HIP 70327
- 31 Boo
- 6 Boo
- 45 Boo
- ν² Boo
- 9 Boo
- ν¹ Boo
- HIP 69038
- HIP 73909
- φ Boo
- 13 Boo
- χ Boo
- 15 Boo
- 50 Boo
- 33 Boo
- 22 Boo
- 18 Boo
- HIP 75572
- HIP 72582
- HIP 76957
- HIP 73634
- 14 Boo
- 32 Boo
- HIP 75257
- HIP 66640
- 24 Boo
- 47 Boo
- 2 Boo
- GJ 3880
- 40 Boo
- HIP 75043
- 46 Boo
- 39 Boo
- 7 Boo
- HIP 66417
- HIP 72012
- HIP 73166
- 1 Boo
- HIP 71280
- HIP 71568
- 10 Boo
- Merga
- HIP 76568
- HIP 72208
- HIP 72552
- HIP 74096
- HIP 71573
- HIP 69829
- HIP 76594
- Gl 564
- GJ 3862
- HIP 73087
- 26 Boo
- HIP 71759
- HIP 70384
- Gl 575B
- 3 Boo
- HIP 68498
- HIP 74561
- HIP 71094
- Gl 567
- HIP 68279
- HIP 71277
- HIP 74000
- HIP 70892
- HIP 75369
- HIP 67714
- HIP 66992
- HIP 73068
- HIP 74571
- HIP 71729
- HIP 69316
- HIP 75093
- HIP 72139
- HIP 72412
- HIP 72469
- HIP 75770
- HIP 66860
- HIP 68030
- HIP 74121
- HIP 68594
- HIP 69818
- HIP 70414
- HIP 74514
- HIP 70310
- HIP 70762
- 11 Boo
- HIP 69569
- HIP 68687
- HIP 69751
- Gl 538
- HIP 72124
- HIP 70517
- HIP 73464
- HIP 69862
- HIP 71243
- HIP 70029
- HIP 74083
- HIP 73454
- HIP 73941
- HIP 68516
- GJ 3852
- HIP 69592
- HIP 69735
- HIP 70385
- HIP 71168
- HIP 71406
- HIP 71857
- HIP 72846
- HIP 67104
- HIP 69585
- HIP 70051
- HIP 66594
- HIP 69958
- HIP 74690
- HIP 66522
- HIP 72508
- HIP 69704
- HIP 70236
- HIP 73156
- Alkalurops B
- κ¹ Boo
- Gl 593A
- Gl 566B
- Gl 528A
- GJ 3824
- HD 141399
- Gl 556
- GJ 3868A
- HD 128311
- Gl 593B
- TOI-5739
- Gl 591
- HD 122562
- Gl 569.1
- SDSS J141659.78+500626.4
- Arcalís
- HD 124330
- Nikawiy
- GJ 3872
- GJ 3833
- Gl 528B
- HD 125390
- GJ 9474B
- GJ 3850
- HD 132406
- HD 132563
- Gl 526
- Gl 546
- HD 127506
- GJ 3869B
- Gl 535
- GJ 9490B
- Gl 572
- Gl 562
- TOI-2076
- GJ 1189
- Gl 558
- Gl 561
- GJ 1184
- Gl 563.1
- Gl 548A
- Gl 533
- Gl 525
- WASP-14
- TOI-1416
- Gl 548B
- Gl 518.1
- GJ 9490A
- GJ 9490C
- Gl 579
- Gl 569A
- Gl 541.2
- TOI-2019
- TOI-1411
- Gl 536.1A
- Gl 552
- GJ 3822
- TIC 161045582
- Gl 550.1
- GJ 1180
- Gl 527B
- TOI-5630
- Gl 570.2
- HAT-P-4
- GJ 3874
- TOI-1855
- TOI-2092
- Gl 536.1B
- Gl 549B
- Gl 568A
- GJ 3836
- GJ 3871
- GJ 3813
- Qatar-6
- WASP-113
- TOI-2485
- GJ 3886
- GJ 3799
- GJ 3885
- GJ 3846
- GJ 3817
- TOI-1853
- GJ 3842
- GJ 3873
- GJ 3835
- TOI-3976 A
- GJ 1194A
- TOI-3912
- GJ 3795
- GJ 3844
- GJ 3794
- Gl 568B
- Gl 575.1
- GJ 3802
- GJ 3839
- HAT-P-44
- GJ 3858
- GJ 3893
- GJ 3898
- GJ 3834
- TOI-5736
- GJ 3911
- GJ 3856
- GJ 1194B
- GJ 3907
- GJ 3853
- GJ 3875
- GJ 3882
- GJ 1178
- GJ 1186
- GJ 1179A
- GJ 3848
- GJ 3878A
- GJ 1179B
- TOI-3984 A
- GJ 3851
- GJ 3879B
- ULAS J145935.25+085751.2
- GJ 3849
- 2MASSW J1421314+182740
- 2MASSW J1439284+192915
- SDSS J145325.89+142041.8
- SDSS J135712.40+142839.8
- 2MASSW J1412244+163312
- 2MASSW J1448256+103159
- SDSS J145836.57+274127.3
- 2MASSI J1430435+291540
- SDSS J144842.76+371932.1
- 2MASSW J1449378+235537
- SDSS J145017.31+461739.4
- SDSS J143925.22+424141.7
- SDSS J142257.15+082752.1
- 2MASSW J1411175+393636
- 2MASSW J1506544+132106
- SDSS J134607.41+084234.5
- SDSS J150202.34+522958.7
- SDSS J151240.67+340350.1
- SDSS J143251.01+363643.6
- SDSS J145502.93+261919.6
- SDSS J145057.34+392045.2
- 2MASSW J1515008+484742
- ULAS2MASS J1452+0931
- SDSS J140909.45+432750.0
- SDSS J141838.08+145522.4
- 2MASS J14075361+1241099
- SIMP J13391950+1523440
- 2MASSW J1342236+175156
- SDSS J142807.00+512022.5
- SDSS J141910.99+484257.0
- SDSS J143132.79+351300.6
- 2MASS J15025475+5044252
- SDSS J144139.88+353809.5
- SIMP J14111847+2948515
- SDSS J153636.66+430818.0
- SDSS J143322.33+405458.3
- 2MASSW J1439409+182637
- SDSS J145255.58+272324.4
- SDSS J142935.19+383221.5
- 2MASS J14313097+1436539
- ULAS2MASS J1452+1114
- SDSS J141133.55+172530.6
- SDSS J151527.14+341232.7
- SDSS J150844.43+433955.5
- SDSS J151136.24+353511.4
- SDSS J153012.87+514717.1
- 2MASS J14193789+3333326
- SDSS J150309.53+115323.1
- SDSS J145037.69+082807.1
- SDSS J140412.19+133922.1
- 2MASS J13580384+1458204
- SIMP J14154242+2635040
- SDSS J143147.92+124329.0
- SDSS J151542.29+325543.2
- ULAS J141203.85+121609.9
- SDSS J143242.10+345142.7
- SDSS J144635.65+164337.3
- SDSS J140307.47+201859.3
- SDSS J150238.47+182539.8
- SDSS J142058.30+213156.6
- SDSS J142241.28+234011.8
- 2MASS J14124574+3403074
- SDSS J151506.11+443648.3
- 2MASS J15031961+2525196
- SDSS J151110.91+434036.3
- SDSS J144128.52+504600.4
- SDSS J145447.76+371823.1
- SDSS J141942.83+420524.0
- SDSS J142612.86+313039.4
- SDSS J134329.01+131226.2
- SDSS J154050.74+503324.4
- SDSS J144430.14+485807.3
- SDSS J152909.60+452718.1
- 2MASS J14554511+3843329
- SDSS J134203.11+134022.2
- SDSS J141800.47+173850.0
- 2MASS J15163838+3333576
- SDSS J141011.14+132900.8
- SDSS J144927.99+205434.1
- SDSS J153837.87+395630.6
- ULAS J141710.01+131737.1
- SDSS J142227.25+221557.1
- WISE J151314.61+401935.6
- WISEA J153358.52+475706.9
- ULAS J134414.90+092405.0
- ULAS J135556.12+085054.3
- ULAS J144220.94+084945.9
- ULAS J140152.43+090733.1
- WISEA J143211.17+324433.8
- SDSS J152039.82+354619.8
- ULAS J143705.60+115930.1
- SDSS J143911.87+082315.6
- 2MASS J15461461+4932114
- ULAS J134612.77+082503.3
- WISE J133750.46+263648.6
- ULAS J141756.22+133045.8
- IRAC J142950.8+333011
- PSO J218.4532+50.7231
- SDSS J150411.63+102718.4
- PSO J224.3820+47.4057
- SDSS J143553.25+112948.6
- CFBDSIR J145829+101343
- SDSS J143945.86+304220.6
- ULAS J134403.78+083951.0
- SDSS J140255.66+080055.2
- ULAS J134436.84+110957.5
- WISE J144901.85+114710.9
- ULAS J135607.41+085345.2
- ULAS J150135.33+082215.2
- CWISEP J145837.91+173450.1
- ULAS J144555.24+125735.1
- CFBDS J145044.96+092108.7
- ULAS J134926.40+234045.9
- ULAS J144458.87+105531.1
- CFBDSIR J145829+101343
- CWISEP J153859.39+482659.1