Heliocodex

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Boötes

145 stars in Boötes can be seen by eye from a dark place. 17 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

148 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. ArcturusOne of the brightest in the sky, 37 light years
  2. IzarEasy to see, 200 light years
  3. MuphridEasy to see, 37 light years
  4. SeginusEasy to see, 87 light years
  5. QigongEasy to see, 120 light years
  6. NekkarEasy to see, 230 light years
  7. KalasungsangSeen away from bright lights, 160 light years
  8. Zeta BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  9. Theta BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 47 light years
  10. Upsilon BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 260 light years
  11. XuangeSeen away from bright lights, 99 light years
  12. AlkaluropsSeen away from bright lights, 110 light years
  13. GengheSeen away from bright lights, 52 light years
  14. Pi-1 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 310 light years
  15. TepiamenitSeen away from bright lights, 51 light years
  16. Psi BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 250 light years
  17. Kappa-2 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 160 light years
  18. Xi BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 22 light years
  19. Omicron BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 240 light years
  20. Iota BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 95 light years
  21. Omega BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 370 light years
  22. HIP 69879Seen away from bright lights, 230 light years
  23. AlrumhSeen away from bright lights, 700 light years
  24. 12 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 120 light years
  25. QuadransSeen away from bright lights, 41 light years
  26. 20 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 190 light years
  27. 31 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 540 light years
  28. HIP 70327Seen away from bright lights, 220 light years
  29. 6 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 400 light years
  30. 45 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 64 light years
  31. Nu-2 BoötisSeen away from bright lights, 390 light years
  32. 9 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  33. Nu-1 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 840 light years
  34. HIP 69038Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  35. HIP 73909Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  36. Phi BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  37. 13 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 550 light years
  38. Chi BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  39. 15 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  40. 50 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  41. 33 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  42. 22 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  43. 18 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 85 light years
  44. HIP 75572Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  45. HIP 72582Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  46. HIP 76957Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  47. HIP 73634Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  48. 14 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  49. 32 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  50. HIP 75257Just seen from a dark place, 1,900 light years
  51. HIP 66640Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  52. 24 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  53. 47 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  54. 2 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  55. HIP 73100Just seen from a dark place, 82 light years
  56. 40 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  57. HIP 75043Just seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  58. 46 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  59. 39 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  60. 7 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  61. HIP 66417Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  62. HIP 73166Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  63. HIP 72012Just seen from a dark place, 680 light years
  64. 1 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  65. HIP 71280Just seen from a dark place, 860 light years
  66. HIP 71568Just seen from a dark place, 900 light years
  67. 10 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  68. MergaJust seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  69. HIP 76568Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  70. HIP 72208Just seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  71. HIP 72552Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  72. HIP 74096Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  73. HIP 71573Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  74. HIP 69829Just seen from a dark place, 760 light years
  75. HIP 76594Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  76. HIP 72567Just seen from a dark place, 59 light years
  77. HIP 73087Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  78. HIP 71571Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  79. 26 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  80. HIP 71759Just seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  81. HIP 70384Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  82. A companion of QuadransJust seen from a dark place, 42 light years
  83. 3 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  84. HIP 74561Just seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  85. HIP 68498Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  86. HIP 71094Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  87. HIP 72848Just seen from a dark place, 38 light years
  88. HIP 68279Just seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  89. HIP 71277Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  90. HIP 74000Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  91. HIP 70892Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  92. HIP 75369Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  93. HIP 67714Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  94. HIP 66992Just seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  95. HIP 74571Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  96. HIP 73068Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  97. HIP 71729Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  98. HIP 69316Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  99. HIP 75093Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  100. HIP 72412Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  101. HIP 72469Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  102. HIP 72139Just seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  103. HIP 75770Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  104. HIP 68030Just seen from a dark place, 81 light years
  105. HIP 66860Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  106. HIP 74121Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  107. HIP 68594Just seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  108. HIP 74514Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  109. HIP 70414Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  110. HIP 69818Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  111. HIP 70310Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  112. HIP 70762Just seen from a dark place, 850 light years
  113. HIP 69569Just seen from a dark place, 150 light years
  114. 11 BoötisJust seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  115. HIP 69751Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  116. HIP 68687Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  117. HIP 68682Just seen from a dark place, 55 light years
  118. HIP 72124Just seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  119. HIP 70517Just seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  120. HIP 73464Just seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  121. HIP 69862Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  122. HIP 71243Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  123. HIP 74083Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  124. HIP 70029Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  125. HIP 73454Just seen from a dark place, 550 light years
  126. HIP 73941Just seen from a dark place, 97 light years
  127. HIP 70873Just seen from a dark place, 77 light years
  128. HIP 68516Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  129. HIP 69735Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  130. HIP 69592Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  131. HIP 70385Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  132. HIP 71168Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  133. HIP 71406Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  134. HIP 71857Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  135. HIP 72846Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  136. HIP 67104Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  137. HIP 70051Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  138. HIP 69585Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  139. HIP 66594Just seen from a dark place, 540 light years
  140. HIP 69958Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  141. HIP 74690Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  142. HIP 72508Just seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  143. HIP 66522Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  144. HIP 69704Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  145. HIP 73156Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  146. Alkalurops BNeeds a telescope, 120 light years
  147. ArcalísNeeds a telescope, 360 light years
  148. NikawiyNeeds a telescope, 320 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.