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Antares
deep red · Scorpius · α Sco
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About this star
Antares is a deep red star in the constellation Scorpius, 550 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 550 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α Sco · HIP 80763
- Spectral type
- M1.5 Iab · deep red
- Right ascension
- 16h 29m 24s
- Declination
- −26° 25′ 55″
- Magnitude
- 0.96 naked-eye
- Distance
- 550 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.