Stars in Boötes
The brightest star in Boötes is Arcturus, at apparent magnitude -0.05 and 37 ly from Earth, one of 52 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 12 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcturus | -0.05 | 36.7 ly | Orange giant | 4,251 K |
| 2 | Izar | 2.35 | 203 ly | A0 | ~4,826 K |
| 3 | Muphrid | 2.68 | 37.2 ly | G0IV | ~6,047 K |
| 4 | Seginus | 3.04 | 86.8 ly | A7IIIvar | ~8,233 K |
| 5 | Delta Boo | 3.46 | 122 ly | G8III | ~4,838 K |
| 6 | Nekkar | 3.49 | 225 ly | G8III | ~4,851 K |
| 7 | Rho Boo | 3.57 | 160 ly | K3III | ~4,125 K |
| 8 | Zeta Boo | 3.78 | 176 ly | A3IVn | ~9,608 K |
| 9 | Theta Boo | 4.04 | 47.4 ly | F7V | ~6,403 K |
| 10 | Upsilon Boo | 4.05 | 263 ly | K5IIIvar | ~3,764 K |
| 11 | Xuange | 4.18 | 99.0 ly | A0sh | ~9,155 K |
| 12 | Alkalurops | 4.31 | 113 ly | F0V | ~7,405 K |
| 13 | Sigma Boo | 4.47 | 51.6 ly | F3Vwvar | ~7,078 K |
| 14 | tau Boo | 4.49 | 51.1 ly | F7 V | 6,466 K |
| 15 | Pi¹ Boo | 4.49 | 306 ly | B9p MnHg | ~10,150 K |
| 16 | Tau Boo | 4.50 | 50.9 ly | F7V | ~6,353 K |
| 17 | Quadrans | 4.83 | 40.8 ly | G2V + G2V | ~5,789 K |
| 18 | 24 Boo | 5.59 | 313 ly | G3 IV | 4,816 K |
| 19 | Merga | 5.76 | 160 ly | F7IVw | ~6,472 K |
| 20 | Alkalurops B | 6.51 | 118 ly | G1V | ~5,968 K |
| 21 | HD 141399 | 7.21 | 121 ly | K0 | 5,600 K |
| 22 | HD 128311 | 7.48 | 53.3 ly | K0 | 4,965 K |
| 23 | HD 122562 | 7.66 | 174 ly | K-type | 4,956 K |
| 24 | HD 131496 | 7.80 | 430 ly | K0 | 4,846 K |
| 25 | Arcalís | 7.80 | 359 ly | K0 | ~4,651 K |
| 26 | HD 136418 | 7.85 | 343 ly | G5 | 4,989 K |
| 27 | HD 124330 | 7.88 | 196 ly | G4 IV | 5,873 K |
| 28 | Nikawiy | 7.88 | 320 ly | G5 | ~4,917 K |
| 29 | HD 125390 | 8.21 | 501 ly | G7 III | 4,882 K |
| 30 | HD 132406 | 8.45 | 231 ly | G0 V | 5,766 K |
| 31 | HD 127506 | 8.70 | 73.5 ly | K3V | 4,595 K |
| 32 | HD 132563 | 8.93 | 343 ly | F8 | 6,289 K |
| 33 | TOI-2076 | 9.14 | 137 ly | K V | 5,187 K |
| 34 | WASP-14 | 9.74 | 528 ly | F-type | 6,475 K |
| 35 | TOI-1416 | 9.91 | 179 ly | G9 V | 4,884 K |
| 36 | TOI-2019 | 10.26 | 646 ly | G-type | 5,626 K |
| 37 | TOI-1411 | 10.51 | 106 ly | K-type | 4,115 K |
| 38 | TIC 161045582 | 10.64 | 529 ly | G-type | 5,684 K |
| 39 | TOI-5630 | 10.90 | 437 ly | G-type | 5,386 K |
| 40 | HAT-P-4 | 11.12 | 1,045 ly | F | 5,860 K |
| 41 | TOI-1855 | 11.20 | 577 ly | G-type | 5,359 K |
| 42 | TOI-2092 | 11.29 | 577 ly | G-type | 5,842 K |
| 43 | Qatar-6 | 11.50 | 329 ly | K2 V | 5,052 K |
| 44 | WASP-113 | 11.76 | 1,419 ly | G1 | 5,890 K |
| 45 | TOI-2485 | 11.94 | 1,298 ly | F-type | 6,016 K |
| 46 | TOI-1853 | 12.18 | 538 ly | K2.5 V | 4,985 K |
| 47 | TOI-3976 A | 12.40 | 1,683 ly | G-type | 5,975 K |
| 48 | TOI-3912 | 12.51 | 1,520 ly | G-type | 5,725 K |
| 49 | HAT-P-44 | 13.22 | 1,135 ly | G-type | 5,295 K |
| 50 | TOI-5736 | 13.55 | 301 ly | K-type | 3,949 K |
| 51 | TOI-3984 A | 15.69 | 355 ly | M4+/-0.5 | 3,476 K |
| 52 | CFBDSIR J145829+101343 | – | 75.3 ly | M-type | 581 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Boötes?
The brightest star in Boötes is Arcturus, at apparent magnitude -0.05 and 37 ly from Earth, one of 52 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 12 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Boötes?
The nearest of them is Arcturus, 37 ly away.