Antares (Star)

From Fairfield , Antares is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:57, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:44, 22° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:55, 20° above your southern horizon.
Name
Antares
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Object type
Star
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Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.07 (V) [3] 3.49 (BT) [2] 1.29 (VT) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.84 |
Right ascension: | 16h29m24s [3] |
Declination: | -26°25'55" [3] |
Distance: | 169.8 parsec 553.5 lightyrs [5] |
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.
24 Aug 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
21 Sep 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
18 Oct 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
08 Jan 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
04 Feb 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
03 Mar 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
30 Mar 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |
26 Apr 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Antares |