Antares

Summary

Antares is a navigational star^[1]. Antares draws 4,803 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_star category, ranking #2 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Antares's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[3].
• Antares's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[4].
• Antares's spectral class is recorded as M0.5Iab+B3V:^[5].
• Antares is part of Upper Scorpius^[6].
• Antares's Commons category is recorded as Antares^[7].
• Antares comprises alf Sco B^[8].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as HR 6134^[9].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as SAO 184415^[10].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as FK5 616^[11].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as IDS 16233-2613 AB^[12].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as GC 22157^[13].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16262-2619^[14].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as SRS 30616^[15].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 9479^[16].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as IRC -30265^[17].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as TD1 19208^[18].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as ADS 10074 AB^[19].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as N30 3686^[20].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 21449^[21].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J16294-2626AB^[22].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as UBV 21661^[23].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as CD-26 11359^[24].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06803-02158^[25].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as PLX 3741^[26].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as WDS J16294-2626AB^[27].

Body

Geography

Antares is part of Upper Scorpius^[6].

Designation and Status

Antares's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 6134^[9], SAO 184415^[10], FK5 616^[11], IDS 16233-2613 AB^[12], GC 22157^[13], and IRAS 16262-2619^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Antares include Antares^[28], a rocket series^[29].

Why It Matters

Antares draws 4,803 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_star category, ranking #2 of 10).^[2] Antares has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Antares is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Antares include Antares^[28], a rocket series^[29].