Antares

American  

[an-tair-eez, -tar-] / ænˈtɛər iz, -ˈtær- /

noun

Astronomy.

1. a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.

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Antares British  

/ ænˈtɛəriːz /

noun

1. the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a variable binary star whose main component, a red supergiant, is associated with a fainter green component. Visual magnitude: 1.2 (red), 6.8 (green); spectral type: M1.5Ib (red); distance: 600 light years

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Etymology

Origin of Antares

from Greek Antarēs, literally: simulating Mars (in colour), from _anti- + Arēs Mars

Example Sentences

Last year, Ares led a $1.2 billion continuation fund with Antares to purchase assets and limited partner interests from two commingled private-credit funds comprising over 100 underlying first-lien, floating-rate loans originated and managed by Antares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Let’s get back to my summertime favorites of Vega, Arcturus and Antares.

From Scientific American • Aug. 25, 2023

By 1993, Montserrat’s a tart-tongued sound editor seven years into a freelancing stint at Antares, a second-tier studio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2023

The facility near Chincoteague has been around for decades and recently has been the home of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket, which flies cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022

And you can make a pretty fan by joining Antares to several stars in a curve which are west of Antares and a little north.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen