Antares (Star)
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.
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 Ashburn local time.
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 |