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 Cambridge , Antares will become visible at around 20:31 (EDT), 20° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:59.
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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 Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 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 |
| 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 |