Antares
red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius
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Summary
Antares is a navigational star[1]. Antares draws 7,521 Wikipedia views per month (navigational star category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Constellation: Scorpius[3]
- Spectral class: M0.5Iab+B3V:[4]
- Part of: Upper Scorpius[5]
- Commons category: Antares[6]
- Has part(s): alf Sco B[7]
- Catalog code: HR 6134[8], SAO 184415[9], FK5 616[10], IDS 16233-2613 AB[11], GC 22157[12], IRAS 16262-2619[13], SRS 30616[14], GCRV 9479[15], IRC -30265[16], TD1 19208[17], ADS 10074 AB[18], N30 3686[19], UBV M 21449[20], CCDM J16294-2626AB[21]
- Type of variable star: slow irregular variable[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Antares[23]
- Apparent magnitude: 4.08[24], 2.75[25], 0.91[26], -0.64[27], -1.87[28], -2.73[29], -3.49[30], -3.79[31]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35]
- Present in work: The Worlds of Aldebaran[36], Analogue: A Hate Story[37], Alpha Scorpio[38], Attack of the Killer App[39], Dray Prescot series[40], Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares[41], Melancholia[42], Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers[43]
- Absolute magnitude: -5.28[44]
- Color index: 1.34[45]
- Different from: Antares[46]
- Luminosity: 57,500 solar luminosity[47]
- Mass: 12.41 solar mass[48], 16 solar mass[49]
- Radius: 680 solar radius[50]
- Parallax: 5.89 milliarcsecond[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Antares include Antares[52], a rocket series[53].
Why It Matters
Antares has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Antares is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Antares include Antares[52], a rocket series[53].