Antares (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Antares is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 9° above the horizon at dawn.
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Name
Antares
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h29m24s [3] |
| Declination: | −26°25'55" [3] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.07 (V) [3] 3.49 (BT) [2] 1.29 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 169.8 parsec 553.5 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.84 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 26.3 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 207.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.08 |
Sources
Events
| 28 Dec 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 24 Jan 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 21 Feb 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 20 Mar 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 16 Apr 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 14 May 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 10 Jun 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 07 Jul 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |