Alpha Scorpii system

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.96
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Scorpii
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_10009
gptkb:BD−26°_4118
gptkb:WDS_J16294-2626
gptkb:HD_148478
gptkb:HIP_80763
gptkb:HR_6134
gptkb:SAO_184415
CD−26° 11374
GC 22195
gptkbp:color blue-white (Antares B)
red (Antares A)
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Scorpius
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important in ancient astronomy
one of the four 'royal stars' of Persia
gptkbp:declination −26° 25′ 55″
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 550 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:famousFor being called the 'heart of the scorpion'
being the brightest star in Scorpius
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:21_Scorpii
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:Antares_A
gptkb:Antares_B
gptkbp:hasEffectiveTemperature Antares A: ~3,500 K
Antares B: ~18,500 K
gptkbp:hasOrbitalPeriod about 2,562 years
gptkbp:hasPrimaryStar gptkb:Antares_A
gptkbp:hasRadius Antares A: ~680 R☉
gptkbp:hasSecondaryStar gptkb:Antares_B
gptkbp:hasSeparation about 529 AU
gptkbp:hasVariableStarDesignation VY Scorpii
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Scorpii system
gptkbp:isBinaryStarSystem yes
gptkbp:isSupergiantStarSystem yes
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Scorpius
gptkbp:luminosity Antares A: ~75,900 L☉
gptkbp:mass Antares A: ~12 M☉
Antares B: ~7.2 M☉
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Antares_system
α Scorpii system
gptkbp:parallax 5.89 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA −10.16 mas/yr (RA), −23.21 mas/yr (Dec)
gptkbp:radialVelocity −3.4 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 16h 29m 24s
gptkbp:spectralType M1.5Iab-Ib + B2.5V
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alpha_Scorpii_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7