Antares (Star)

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From Ashburn , Antares is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:13, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:14, 24° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:20, 22° above your southern horizon.

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Name Antares
Object type Star
Other names
Antares
α-Sco
Alpha Scorpii
21-Sco
21 Scorpii
HR 6134[1]
HD 148478
HIP 80763[5]
TYC 6803-2158-1[4]
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 Ashburn

All times shown in Ashburn local time.

Events
03 Mar 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares
30 Mar 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares
26 Apr 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares
23 May 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares
20 Jun 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares
17 Jul 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares
14 Aug 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares
10 Sep 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Antares

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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