Official IAU constellation
Bootes
Herdsman
IAU abbreviation: Boo
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
April, May
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
9 stars, 10 lines
About
Bootes is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 9 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Bootes is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 9 stars with 10 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Arcturus (apparent magnitude -0.05).
Important Stars
SeginusArcturusNekkarXuange