Arcturus

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	arcturus	added (from user-submitted name 21887)
2/7/2022, 9:46 AM	Beautiful Victory	21887
9/29/2015, 4:32 PM	mirfak	21887
7/16/2015, 5:42 AM	elbowin	21887
7/8/2015, 2:18 PM	Frollein Gladys	21887
1/3/2012, 9:57 AM	Mike C	21887
7/4/2011, 11:51 PM	Dragon_Clarinet	21887
6/13/2008, 8:15 PM	Dragon_Clarinet	21887
6/13/2008, 8:11 PM	Dragon_Clarinet

Gender Masculine

Usage Astronomy

Scripts Ἀρκτοῦρος(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /ɑɹk.ˈtjʊɹ.əs/(English) /ark.ˈtuː.rus/(Latin)

Meaning & History

From Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktouros), the name of the fourth brightest star in the sky, part of the constellation Boötes. It means "guardian of the bear", derived from ἄρκτος (arktos) meaning "bear" and οὖρος (ouros) meaning "guardian", referring to the star's position close to the constellations Ursa Minor and Ursa Major.