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| Constellation Families | Contains members of the Hercules, Ursa Major and Zodiac families | | Right Ascension | 12h00 to 18h00 | | Declination | 0° (Celestial Equator) to +90° (Northern Celestial Pole) | | Constellations | Fully contained: Boötes, Canes Venatici, Corona Borealis
Partial: Draco, Camelopardalis, Coma Berenices, Hercules, Serpens, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Virgo | | Area (sq deg) | 5,156.625 | | Brightest Star | Arcturus in Boötes | | Optimum Visibility | April to July (Usually visible from northern latitudes) | | Notes | The northern parts of this quadrant are marked by Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, and the tail of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Southward, the quadrant is dominated by Boötes and Hercules, while the Virgo Cluster of galaxies falls in the southwestern corner of this region where Coma Berenices meets Virgo. |
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