Antares (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Antares is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:57 (EST) – 3 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 18° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:31.
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Name
Antares
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.07 (V) [2] 3.49 (BT) [1] 1.29 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.84 |
| Right ascension: | 16h29m24s [2] |
| Declination: | -26°25'55" [2] |
| Distance: | 169.8 parsec 553.5 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 26.3 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 207.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.08 |