Boötes

[ boh-oh-teez ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Bo·ö·tis [boh-, oh, -tis].

1. the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.

Boötes

/ bəʊˈəʊtiːz /

noun

1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus

Boötes

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boötes¹

1650–60; < Latin < Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boötes¹

C17: via Latin from Greek: ploughman, from boōtein to plough, from bous ox

Example Sentences

Both the Big Ring and the Giant Arc appear relatively close together, near the constellation of Bootes the Herdsman.

From BBC

In its center sit the Bootes superclusters, two collections of about a dozen galaxy clusters, while the bubble’s edges include other monumental cosmic structures, such as the Sloan Great Wall, the CfA2 Great Wall and the Hercules Supercluster.

From Scientific American

From this map emerged a ring 1 billion light-years wide, its circumference dotted with galaxies and connected to cosmic filaments, and its interior empty aside from a galaxy supercluster called the Boötes Supercluster in its center.

From Scientific American

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

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