Definitions for antares
ænˈtɛər iz, -ˈtær-antares

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antaresnoun

   the brightest star in Scorpius

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1. Antaresnoun

   A red giant binary with a blue companion star in the constellation Scorpius; alpha (u03B1) Scorpii.

2. Etymology: ἀντάρης, from ἀντί + Ἄρης.

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1. Antares

   Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. It has the Bayer designation α Scorpii, which is Latinised to Alpha Scorpii. Often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by σ Scorpii and τ Scorpii near the center of the constellation. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked eye, Antares is a slow irregular variable star that ranges in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude of +0.6 down to +1.6. It is on average the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky. Classified as spectral type M1.5Iab-Ib, Antares is a red supergiant, a large evolved massive star and one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. Its exact size remains uncertain, but if placed at the center of the Solar System, it would extend out to somewhere between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Its mass is calculated to be around 12 times that of the Sun. Antares appears as a single star when viewed with the naked eye, but it is actually a binary star system, with its two components called α Scorpii A and α Scorpii B. The brighter of the pair is the red supergiant, while the fainter is a hot main sequence star of magnitude 5.5. They have a projected separation of about 79.1 Tm (529 AU). Antares is the brightest and most evolved stellar member of the Scorpius–Centaurus association, the nearest OB association to the Sun. It is a member of the Upper Scorpius subgroup of the association, which contains thousands of stars with a mean age of 11 million years. Antares is located about 170 parsecs (550 ly) from Earth at the rim of the Upper Scorpius, and is illuminating the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex in its foreground

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1. antares

   Antares, also known as Alpha Scorpii, is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and is often considered one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It is the largest and most luminous star in the constellation of Scorpius. The name 'Antares' translates to 'rival of Mars' or 'anti-Ares' due to its similar reddish hue to the planet Mars.

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1. Antaresnoun

   the principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart

2. Etymology: [Gr. ; similar to + Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]

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1. Antares

   Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky.. It is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic. It is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, and is often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion". Antares is a slow variable star with an average magnitude of +1.09. Antares is the brightest, most massive, and most evolved stellar member of the nearest OB association. Antares is a member of the Upper Scorpius subgroup of the Scorpius-Centaurus Association, which contains thousands of stars with mean age 11 million years at a distance of approximately 145 parsecs.

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1. antares

   A star of the first magnitude, popularly known as the scorpion's heart (α Scorpio): it is one of those called "nautical" stars, used for determining the latitude and longitude at night.

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How to pronounce antares?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of antares in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of antares in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=antares
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Antares
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antares
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=antares
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=antares