Antares Comparison Table

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Antares comparison table

Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of is an instance of has V magnitude has been observ has location has B-V magnitude has distance is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class

naked eye star Milky Way for many centuries or center of gravity asterism naked eye object brighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids

red supergiant or center of gravity supergiant A supergiant with spectral type M. Red supergiants are the largest stars in the universe: if put in place of the Sun, some would touch Saturn. The two brightest red supergiants in Earth's sky are Betelgeuse and Antares. I

Antares 16 29 24.4 M1.5Iab-Ib+B4V -26 25 55 Milky Way naked eye star 0.96 for many centuries inner edge of the Orion spiral arm 1.83 125 parsecs asterism brighter than 5 HR 6134 A red M1 Ib supergiant. It has a B3 V companion, which is a radio source. I

Subject	has right ascension	has spectral type	has declination	is part of	is an instance of	has V magnitude	has been observ	has location	has B-V magnitude	has distance	is usually part of	is a kind of	has apparent magnitude	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
naked eye star				Milky Way			for many centuries	or center of gravity			asterism	naked eye object	brighter than 5		A star visible without visual aids
red supergiant								or center of gravity				supergiant			A supergiant with spectral type M. Red supergiants are the largest stars in the universe: if put in place of the Sun, some would touch Saturn. The two brightest red supergiants in Earth's sky are Betelgeuse and Antares.	I
Antares	16 29 24.4	M1.5Iab-Ib+B4V	-26 25 55	Milky Way	naked eye star	0.96	for many centuries	inner edge of the Orion spiral arm	1.83	125 parsecs	asterism		brighter than 5	HR 6134	A red M1 Ib supergiant. It has a B3 V companion, which is a radio source.	I

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