The Boötes constellation has 59 named stars under the Flamsteed designation, 13 more under the Bayer designation and 82 unnamed stars.
Arcturus (Third brightest in the night sky) is the brightest star. while Wolf 498 is the nearest at around 17.7 light years.
Bootes is composed of many stars, each with a different distance from the Earth, so the question cannot be answered.
Bootes is a constellation, which means that - roughly speaking - it's a direction in space. It makes no more sense to ask about the distance to a constellation, than it makes sense to ask how far is "up".
These are names of constellations (apparent groupings of stars in the sky).
The Arcturus Star is located in the constellation Bootes.
Arcturus (in Bootes) and Antares (in Scorpius) are GIANT, reddish stars and are extremely bright - in fact, they are almost as bright as the planets.
Yes. Alpha, The first letter of the Greek Alphabet, means it is the brightest star in the constellation. Bootes identifies the Constellation. A few very bright stars have a single name.
Some stars have Xi in them. Example - Xi Bootes, Xi Hydra
Canes Venatici ( marked by the stars Cor Caroli & Chara)alsoComa Berenices is near by but not quite between.
I don't know about pointing at two stars, but the last two stars in the big dipper's handle point to Arcturus, one of the brightest stars in the sky. Arcturus is in the constellation of Bootes, the Herdsman.
Bootes is Greek in origin meaning "the plowman".
You can find the bright star Arcturus by following the curve of the handle of the Big Dipper all the way to the constellation Bootes. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes and is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
Examples of red stars include Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion, Antares in the constellation Scorpius, and Arcturus in the constellation Bootes. These stars appear red due to their lower surface temperatures compared to hotter, blue stars.