What is Boötes?
{{Infobox Constellation | name = Boötes | abbreviation = Boo | pronounce = {{IPAc-en|b|oʊ|ˈ|oʊ|t|iː|z}}<ref name=thompson /> | symbolism = the herdsman | RA = 15 | dec = +30 | family = [[Ursa Major Family|Ursa Major]] | quadrant = NQ3 | areatotal = 907 | arearank = 13th | numbermainstars = 7, 15 | numberbfstars = 59 | numberstarsplanets = 9 | numberbrightstars = 3 | numbernearbystars = 3 | brighteststarname = [[Arcturus]] (α Boo) | starmagnitude = −0.04 | neareststarname = [[Wolf 498]] | stardistancely = 17.71 | stardistancepc = 5.43 | meteorshowers = {{plainlist | * [[January Bootids]] * [[June Bootids]] * [[Quadrantids]] }} | latmax = [[North Pole|90]] | latmin = [[50th parallel south|50]] | month = June | notes = '''Other designations:''' Arctophylax}} [[File:Boötes IAU.svg|thumb|right|260px|Boötes Constellation chart]] '''Boötes''', pronounced with both 'O's as 'boötez',<ref name=thompson>{{cite book | last1 = Thompson | first1 = Robert Bruce | last2 = Thompson | first2 = Barbara Fritchman | year = 2007 | title = Illustrated Guide Astronomical Wonders | publisher = O'Reilly Books | isbn = 978-0-596-52685-6 }}</ref> is one of the 88 modern [[constellation]]s in the northern sky. The name is from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word {{lang|el|Βοώτης}}, which means [[herder|herdsman]] {{ndash}} someone who takes care of animals. == Shape == The constellation's shape is like a [[kite]]. Boötes has the third brightest star in the night sky, called [[Arcturus]] (α Bootis).<ref name=kaler>{{cite web |url=http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/boo-p.html |title=Boötes |author=Jim Kaler |work=Stars |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> The astronomer [[Ptolemy]] listed it in the 2nd century when he made a list of 48 constellations.<ref name=modern>{{cite web |url=http://modernconstellations.com/constellationhistory.html |title=Constellation History |last1=Fuchs |first1=Jim |work=Modern Constellations |access-date=27 January 2013 |archive-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525034353/http://www.