Antares (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Antares is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 13° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:47 (PST) – 2 hours and 8 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 13° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:16.
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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 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.
Events
| 14 Jan 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 10 Feb 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 10 Mar 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 06 Apr 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 03 May 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 31 May 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 27 Jun 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
| 24 Jul 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |