Bootes

Bootes

Abbreviation:
Boo
Genitive:
Bootis
Translation:
The Bear Herder
Right Ascention:
15h 0m
Declination:
30°

Bootes was placed in the sky to assure the Big and Little Bears stayed in their proper position within the polar region. He is also credited with inventing the plow, which made Ceres, the goddess of the harvest, very happy.

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