Visible at latitudes between +90° and −50°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of June.
Other designations: Arctophylax
Abbreviation: Boo
English Name: the Herdsman
Right ascension: 13h 36.1m to 15h 49.3m
Declination: +7.36° to +55.1°
Area: 907 sq. deg. (13th)
Main stars: 7, 15
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 59
Stars with planet: 10
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 3
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 3
Brightest star: Arcturus (α Boo) (−0.04m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: January Bootids, June Bootids Quadrantids
Bordering constellations:
Draco
Ursa Major
Canes Venatici
Coma Berenices
Virgo
Serpens Caput
Corona Borealis
Hercules