Bootes

Abbreviation: Boo
Genitive: Bootis
Right Ascension: 14.73 hours
Declination: 30.72 degrees

Bootes, the Boatman is visible in the Northern Hemisphere in spring through the summer.

In ancient times Bootes was the driver of oxen or the ploughman of the Triones. In more recent times he is thought to be the Driver of Asterion and Chara in their pursuit of the Bear (Ursa Major) around the pole.

Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)

Common Name or Bayer Number 1	RA	DEC	Magnitude 2
ARCTURUS	14.00:15.00:39.67	+19.00:10.00:56.71	-0.04
MUPHRID	13.00:54.00:41.07	+18.00:23.00:51.72	2.68
SEGINUS	14.00:32.00:4.67	+38.00:18.00:29.74	3.03
DEL BOO	15.00:15.00:30.17	+33.00:18.00:53.30	3.47
NEKKAR	15.00:1.00:56.75	+40.00:23.00:26.10	3.50
RHO BOO	14.00:31.00:49.79	+30.00:22.00:17.12	3.58
THE BOO	14.00:25.00:11.79	+51.00:51.00:2.77	4.05
LAM BOO	14.00:16.00:23.02	+46.00:5.00:17.97	4.18
ALKALUROPS	15.00:24.00:29.43	+37.00:22.00:37.79	4.31
TAU BOO	13.00:47.00:15.74	+17.00:27.00:24.43	4.50
PSI BOO	15.00:4.00:26.74	+26.00:56.00:51.43	4.54
IOT BOO	14.00:16.00:9.92	+51.00:22.00:2.17	4.75
12 BOO	14.00:10.00:23.93	+25.00:5.00:29.89	4.83
NU1 BOO	15.00:30.00:55.76	+40.00:49.00:59.03	5.02
PHI BOO	15.00:37.00:49.60	+40.00:21.00:12.44	5.24
33 BOO	14.00:38.00:50.22	+44.00:24.00:16.25	5.39
3 BOO	13.00:46.00:43.31	+25.00:42.00:7.87	5.95
11 BOO	14.00:1.00:10.47	+27.00:23.00:11.56	6.23

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.

Object	R.A.	Dec.	Object Type 3	Mag.	Uranometria	Tirion
NGC 5466	14 05.5	+28 32	GLOCL	09.1	110	07

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

GCVS ID	R.A. (hh mm ss.ss)	Dec. (deg mm ss)	Variable Type 4	Mag. Min	Mag. Max
W Boo	14.00:41.00:13.40	+26.00:44.00:22.00	SRB:	5.40	4.73
RY Boo	14.00:47.00:28.20	+23.00:14.00:19.00	CST:	7.16	7.12
ZZ Boo	13.00:53.00:51.80	+26.00:9.00:46.00	EA/DM	7.44	6.79
BP Boo	15.00:41.00:29.00	+52.00:31.00:5.00	ACV	0.02	5.34
BW Boo	14.00:35.00:5.70	+36.00:8.00:45.00	EA/DM	7.46	7.13
BX Boo	14.00:58.00:56.30	+47.00:28.00:27.00	ACV	6.41	6.33
BY Boo	14.00:5.00:55.80	+44.00:5.00:30.00	LB:	5.33	4.98
CF Boo	14.00:6.00:25.20	+49.00:41.00:38.00	LB	5.30	5.20
CH Boo	14.00:32.00:54.70	+49.00:35.00:8.00	LB	0.14	5.74
CI Boo	14.00:20.00:2.20	+29.00:35.00:51.00	LB	6.81	6.47
CN Boo	14.00:13.00:43.00	+19.00:8.00:38.00	DSCTC	0.03	6.24
CP Boo	14.00:31.00:17.60	+37.00:10.00:46.00	DSCTC:	0.02	6.90
gam Boo	14.00:30.00:3.80	+38.00:31.00:34.00	DSCTC:	3.07	3.02
iot Boo	14.00:14.00:23.70	+51.00:35.00:50.00	DSCTC	4.78	4.73
kap 2 Boo	14.00:11.00:41.50	+52.00:1.00:24.00	DSCTC	4.58	4.50
ksi Boo	14.00:49.00:4.80	+19.00:18.00:27.00	BY:	4.67	4.52
i Boo	15.00:2.00:8.30	+47.00:50.00:53.00	EW/KW	6.40	5.80

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

Name	R.A. (hh mm.m)	Dec. (deg mm)	Mag 5	Sep 6	PA 7	Tirion	Uranometria
S 656	13 50.3	21 15	6.9, 7.4	85.80	208	7	151
STF 1821	14 13.5	51 47	4.6, 6.6	13.40	236	2	49
STF 26	14 16.2	51 22	4.9, 7.5	38.50	33	2	49
STF 1834	14 20.3	48 30	7.9, 8.0	1.30	102	7	77
STF 1835	14 23.4	08 26	5.1, 6.6	6.20	192	14	197
STF 1838	14 24.1	11 14	7.4, 7.5	9.30	334	14	197
STF 1850	14 28.6	28 17	7.0, 7.4	25.60	262	7	111/ 152
STF 1864	14 40.7	16 25	4.9, 5.8	5.60	109	14	152/153/197/198
STF 1871	14 41.4	51 24	8.0, 8.0	1.90	308	2	50
STF 1877	14 45.0	27 04	2.7, 5.1	2.80	339	7	111/ 153
STF 1890	14 49.7	48 43	6.1, 6.8	2.90	45	7	77/ 78
STT 288	14 53.4	15 42	6.9, 7.6	1.40	172	14	198
SHJ 191	14 59.6	53 52	6.8, 7.4	40.40	342	2	50
STF 1909	15 03.9	47 39	5.3, 6.2	1.20	40	7	78
STF 1910	15 07.6	09 13	7.5, 7.5	4.30	211	14/ 15	198
STT 292	15 14.1	31 46	6.4, 7.9	122.10	157	7	112
STF 1938	15 24.5	37 20	7.2, 7.8	2.00	15	7	112