Antares A

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alpha_Scorpii
gptkb:Antares_B
gptkbp:age approximately 12 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -5.5
-5.2
-6.4
gptkbp:area approximately 883 times that of the Sun
approximately 883 times the radius of the Sun
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 3,500 K
gptkbp:color gptkb:red
reddish-orange
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:battle
the night sky
the summer sky in the northern hemisphere
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:distance approximately 550 light years
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:red
gptkbp:has_friend gptkb:Antares_B
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 60,000 times that of the Sun
approximately 10,000 times the luminosity of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type M-type
M1.5 Iab
gptkbp:has_variants gptkb:theorem
irregular
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antares A
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:observatory
gptkb:star
gptkb:nebula
pulsating variable star
stellar evolution stage
gptkbp:is_associated_with Scorpio mythology
gptkbp:is_considered_as a benchmark for red supergiants
gptkbp:is_known_for its brightness and size
its reddish hue
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the brightest stars in the night sky
the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
the HR diagram
the Milky Way's spiral arms
the zodiacal constellation
the largest stars known
the stellar classification system
the Scorpius-Centaurus association
the constellation Scorpius
the Scorpius constellation's asterism
the stellar population I
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:hospital
stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:Antares_B
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
declination -26° 25' 55''
right ascension 16h 5m 10.4s
gptkbp:mass approximately 12 times that of the Sun
approximately 12 times the mass of the Sun
gptkbp:metallicity gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:named_after the heart of the scorpion
gptkbp:origin supergiant
gptkbp:set_in the southern celestial hemisphere
the galactic plane
gptkbp:title gptkb:Alpha_Scorpii
gptkbp:type red supergiant
spectral type M1.5 Iab