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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
red supergiant
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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0.96
-5.28
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:ADS_10009
gptkb:FK5_611
gptkb:GC_22120
gptkb:SAO_184415
gptkb:WDS_J16294-2626A
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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featured in many ancient cultures
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gptkbp:declination
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-26° 25′ 55″
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gptkbp:diameter
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about 680 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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ancient astronomers
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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about 550 light-years
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gptkbp:eponymOf
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gptkb:Antarctic
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Antares_B
B-type main-sequence star
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gptkbp:hasExoplanet
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no confirmed exoplanets
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gptkbp:hasNebula
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Antares Nebula (reflection nebula)
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gptkbp:hasStellarWind
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Antares (star)
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gptkbp:isPartOfAsterism
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Scorpius' heart
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gptkbp:isRedSupergiant
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true
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gptkbp:isReferenceStarFor
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gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
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gptkbp:isSupernovaCandidate
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yes
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Scorpius_(constellation)
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gptkbp:luminosity
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about 75,900 times the Sun
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gptkbp:mass
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about 12 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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[Fe/H] ≈ -0.15
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Ancient Greek, meaning 'rival to Ares' (Mars)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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brightest star in Scorpius
one of the brightest stars in the night sky
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:Alpha_Scorpii
gptkb:BD-26_4118
gptkb:HD_148478
gptkb:HIP_80763
gptkb:HR_6134
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gptkbp:parallax
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5.89 mas
1.00 mas
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Scorpius–Centaurus_Association
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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-10.16 mas/yr
-23.21 mas/yr
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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16h 29m 24.4s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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M1.5Iab-Ib
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gptkbp:temperature
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about 3,500 K
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gptkbp:variableStar
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true
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gptkbp:variableType
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slow irregular variable
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye
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true
yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mount_Antares
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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