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Antares

Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. It has the Bayer designation α Scorpii, which is Latinised to Alpha Scorpii. Often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by σ Scorpii and τ Scorpii near the center of the constellation. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked eye, Antares is a slow irregular…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
0.6–1.6 + 5.5
B−V color index
+1.83
Constellation
Scorpius
Declination
−26° 25′ 55.2094″
Evolutionary stage
Red supergiant
Pronunciation
/ænˈtɛəriːz/ ⓘ an-TAIR-eez

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 75
Antares → A17, A65, AAVSO, ALMA, Astronomy, Astrophysical Journal, Astrophysical Journal Letters, Astrophysics, Atmosphere, Atomic, August, Bester, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse's Neglected Twin, Bibcode, Bloemhof, Bobrowsky, Cannon, Changes, Circumstellar Dust
related to Nomenclature · 49
Antares → Alpha Scorpii, Ancient Greek, Antar, Antarah, Arab, Ares, As, Bayer, Bayer-designated, Bright Star Catalogue, CCDM J16294-2626, Flamsteed, General Catalogue, Greek, HD, Henry Draper Catalogue, However, HR, IAU Catalog, In
related to Etymology and mythology · 42
Antares → Ancient Greek, APIN, Arabic, Babylonian, BC, BCE, Bilu-sha-ziri, Breast, Calbalakrab, Cor Scorpii, Creator, Dar Lugal, Ea, Egypt, GABA GIR, Greek, Heart, Hero, In, In MUL
related to Occultations and conjunctions · 19
Antares → Aldebaran, Asia, BC, December, Every, July, Lunar, Middle East, Moon, November, October, Other, Regulus, September, Shown, Spica, Sun, The, Venus
related to External links · 15
Antares → Articles, Astrophoto, Atmosphere, DSS2, Ever Image, First, GALEX, Hydrogen, IRAS, SDSS, Sky Map, Star’s Surface, Sun, WikiSky, X-Ray
related to history · 12
Antares → April, Even, India, It, James William Grant FRSE, Johann Tobias Bürg, July, Mitchel, Ormsby, Radial, Scottish, William Rutter Dawes
related to Illumination of Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex · 11
Antares → Antares Nebula, Centaurus, Earth, It, OB, Rho Ophiuchi, Scorpius, Sun, The, Upper Scorpius, VdB
related to Antares · 6
Antares → Due, Ib, M1, Sun, The, There
related to Observation · 6
Antares → For, Higher, In, May, November, Sun
is a · 5
Antares → brightest and most evolved stellar member of the Scorpius, brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius, red supergiant, slow irregular variable star that ranges in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude of, variable star and is listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars

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star scorpii stars red sun bibcode 10 doi scorpius supergiant magnitude one due mass around diameter calculated system al alpha

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AntaresApparent magnitude (V)0.6–1.6 + 5.51.00infobox
AntaresB−V color index+1.831.00infobox
AntaresConstellationScorpius1.00infobox
AntaresDeclination−26° 25′ 55.2094″1.00infobox
AntaresEvolutionary stageRed supergiant1.00infobox
AntaresPronunciation/ænˈtɛəriːz/ ⓘ an-TAIR-eez1.00infobox
AntaresRight ascension16h 29m 24.45970s1.00infobox
AntaresSpectral typeM1.5Iab-Ib + B2.5V1.00infobox
AntaresU−B color index+1.341.00infobox
AntaresVariable typeLc1.00infobox
Antaresis abrightest star in the constellation of Scorpius0.90text
Antaresis aslow irregular variable star that ranges in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude of0.90text
Antaresis abrightest and most evolved stellar member of the Scorpius0.90text
Antaresis ared supergiant0.90text
Antaresis avariable star and is listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars0.90text

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