Antares

[ an-tair-eez, -tar- ]

noun

, Astronomy.

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

Antares

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Antares¹

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

Example Sentences

We were thinking of going out to see what Antares, Betelguese, or Polaris looked like at close range.

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Antares is much further down in the sky, in relation to the arbitrary sidereal axis, and it's a deeper red.

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There's a ship, due to come in here in about ten days, called the Swiftwing, which is just about due to make the Antares run.

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This is the long run we're making, out to Antares and then home, and if everybody has to work extra shifts, it's no fun.

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As Antares fell toward them in the viewport, he found himself worrying about Mentorians.

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