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

Private-credit investors Antares Capital and Ares Management have formed a more than $1.7 billion continuation fund to recapitalize a portfolio of private-credit assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Vega, then, is a bluish-white A-type star, Arcturus is an orange K, and Antares is a red M-type.

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

Antares marks the heart of Scorpius, and from our temperate latitudes rises in the southeast as Betelgeuse sets in the west.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023

The stars Aldebaran, Regulus, Antares, and Fomalhaut were called royal stars by the ancients.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard