Antares (Star)

From Fairfield , Antares is visible between 23:06 and 04:40. It will become accessible at around 23:06, when it rises to an altitude of 12° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:53, 22° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:40 when it sinks below 12° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Antares
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Object type
Star
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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° |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.08 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
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 |
03 Aug 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
31 Aug 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
27 Sep 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
24 Oct 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |