Antares

Summary

Antares is a navigational star^[1]. Antares draws 1,353 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_star category, ranking #2 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Antares's video is recorded as Zooming in on the red supergiant star Antares.webm^[3].
• Antares's image is recorded as Antares - Eso1726a.tif^[4].
• Antares's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[5].
• Antares's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[6].
• Antares's spectral class is recorded as M0.5Iab+B3V:^[7].
• Antares's part of is recorded as Upper Scorpius^[8].
• Antares's Commons category is recorded as Antares^[9].
• Antares's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Antares.wav^[10].
• Antares's has part is recorded as alf Sco B^[11].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as HR 6134^[12].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as SAO 184415^[13].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as FK5 616^[14].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as IDS 16233-2613 AB^[15].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as GC 22157^[16].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16262-2619^[17].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as SRS 30616^[18].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 9479^[19].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as IRC -30265^[20].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as TD1 19208^[21].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as ADS 10074 AB^[22].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as N30 3686^[23].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 21449^[24].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J16294-2626AB^[25].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as UBV 21661^[26].
• Antares's catalog code is recorded as CD-26 11359^[27].

Body

Geography

Antares's part of is recorded as Upper Scorpius^[8].

Designation and Status

Antares's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 6134^[12], SAO 184415^[13], FK5 616^[14], IDS 16233-2613 AB^[15], GC 22157^[16], and IRAS 16262-2619^[17].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Antares draws 1,353 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].