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NEKKAR (Beta Bootis). Rising in northern spring evenings, Bootes (the Herdsman) spreads along the horizon like a giant kite on its side, the southern end pinioned to brilliant Arcturus, the northern ending at Nekkar.
It lies in the northwestern part (15:3:47.3+47:39:14.6, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Boötes, the Herdsman or Bear Driver -- north of Nekkar (Beta Boötis), east of Lamda Boötis, northeast of Seginus (Gamma Boötis), ...
Nekkar (Beta Boo)
Seginus (Gamma Boo)
IZAR (Epsilon Boo)
Mufrid (Eta Boo)
Asellus Primus (Theta Boo)
Asellus Secondus (Iota Boo)
Asellus Tertius (Kappa 2 Boo)
Alkalurops (Mu 1 Boo)
Merga (38 Boo) ...
Named Stars: ARCTURUS (Alpha Boo) Nekkar (Beta Boo) Seginus (Gamma Boo) IZAR (Epsilon Boo) Mufrid (Eta Boo) Asellus Primus (Theta Boo) Asellus Secondus (Iota Boo) Asellus Tertius (Kappa 2 Boo) Alkalurops (Mu 1 Boo) Merga (38 Boo) ...
[881] beta Bootis or Nekkar ("cattle driver"), is a yellow G-type giant about 219 light-years distant from Earth- It is also known by the name Meres.
Brightest Stars: Arcturus, Nekkar (a.k.a. Merez), Seginus (a.k.a. Haris), Izar ...
Alkalurops (μ1 Boo), Arcturus (α Boo), Asellus primus (θ Boo, not visible), Haris (or Seginus, γ Boo), Hemelein Prima (σ Boo), Izar (Pulcherrima, ε Boo), Muphrid (η Boo), Nekkar (Meres, β Boo).
 See also: Segin, Constellation, Star, Second, Bootes
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