Western asterism
Kite
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Bootes
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
April, May, June
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
6 stars, 6 lines
About
Kite is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Bootes, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Kite is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 6 stars with 6 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Arcturus (apparent magnitude -0.05).
- Spans part of: Bootes.
Important Stars
ArcturusIzarNekkarSeginus