Amy Hoffmann
Star in the constellation Scorpio Greek for “Rival of Mars” or “Rival of Ares” Antares is sometimes mistaken for Mars when they’re close because they’re both red Mars and Antares actually conjunct every two years
OOne of the biggest stars ever known BBrightest star in the constellation Scorpio 116 th brightest star in the night sky OOne of the four brightest stars in the ecliptic
Red supergiant with a surface temperature of about 3500 kelvins Like other red supergiants, it lies in a red cloud, this one measuring 5 light years in diameter Red cloud is made of metallic dust, not gas Member of the M1 spectral class
300 times the size of the sun More than twice the diameter of Earth’s orbit If placed in our solar system, it would cover all the inner planets and extend well into the asteroid belt
604 light years away from earth
Even though it’s bigger than the sun, it’s much cooler Its size gives it its brightness; the bigger the star, the bigger amount of area it radiates light 3000 times the sun’s luminosity
July through August 67 degrees south latitude 63 degrees north latitude
Antares is close to the end of its lifetime The implosion of a star times bigger than the mass of our sun will cause a huge supernova explosion This will ultimately leave either a tiny neutron star, or a black hole Scientists don’t have an exact death date, but, when in fact it comes, people will be able to watch this star death without being at risk
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In Greek mythology, Antares was known as the anti-Mars It was considered to be Mars’ rival Known better in ancient times as “The Heart of the Scorpion”