Mythology
The Scorpion sent by Gaia to slay Orion after he boasted about his hunting prowess. They are placed on opposite sides of the sky so they never appear together.
Observing Highlights
Antares is a red supergiant rivaling Mars in color. Contains the open clusters M6 (Butterfly) and M7 (Ptolemy's Cluster), globulars M4 and M80, and the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302). A stunning Milky Way constellation.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20
0.96 mag
2.7″
B: 5.4
M1.5Iab-Ib
1.63 mag
42.4″
B: 14.9
B1.5 IV + B
1.87 mag
6.5″
B: 5.4
F1III
2.29 mag
K1III
2.32 mag
0.1″
B: 4.6
B0.3 IV
HIP 86670; Kappa Sco
2.41 mag
52.8″
B: 17.0
B1.5III
2.62 mag
0.3″
B: 10.6
B1V
2.69 mag
B2 IV
2.82 mag
B0IV
2.89 mag
49.7″
B: 11.9
B1 V + B2 V
2.89 mag
20.5″
B: 8.4
B1 III
3.03 mag
37.9″
B: 13.0
F2Ia
3.08 mag
B1.5 IV + B
3.21 mag
30.8″
B: 13.5
K2III
HIP 84143; Eta Sco
3.33 mag
591.8″
B: 11.2
F5IV
3.57 mag
25.4″
B: 17.0
B2 IV
3.62 mag
K3 III
3.88 mag
38.1″
B: 12.8
B2 IV/V
3.96 mag
B1 V
4.01 mag
1.4″
B: 5.3
B3V
Double Stars
15
Double Stars
15
1.87 mag
6.5″
B: 5.4
F1III
6.47 mag
6.2″
B: 7.3
A0V+A0V
5.49 mag
23.6″
B: 6.9
F6III
5.84 mag
4.0″
B: 6.6
G0IV
5.83 mag
16.4″
B: 9.6
B2.5IV
0.96 mag
2.7″
B: 5.4
M1.5Iab-Ib
6.11 mag
6.8″
B: 7.8
B9pSi*
5.98 mag
5.8″
B: 10.0
A2IV
6.38 mag
34.7″
B: 7.0
B9V
6.19 mag
7.6″
B: 7.2
K0-2III
6.66 mag
10.1″
B: 8.1
A0Vn
HIP 84332
6.60 mag
13.8″
B: 10.1
G5Ia
6.45 mag
31.0″
B: 7.7
O9Ib
HIP 79005; 11 Sco
5.78 mag
3.3″
B: 9.8
B9.5Vnn
HIP 79399; 12 Sco
5.67 mag
3.8″
B: 8.1
B9V
Variable Stars
5
Variable Stars
5
3.08 mag
B1.5 IV + B
HIP 82911
6.15 mag
B0.5Ia
HIP 79080
7.05 mag
A7IVe
HIP 82543
6.49 mag
WN7-A
HIP 82912
5.00 mag
5.0 - 12.4
M
M
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Open Cluster
(18)
NGC 6405
4.2 mag
15.
NGC 6475
3.3 mag
80.
NGC 6124
5.8 mag
29
NGC 6231
2.6 mag
15
5.7 mag
18.
6.0 mag
10.
6.4 mag
9.
8.0 mag
10.
7.2 mag
8.
8.2 mag
6.
8.0 mag
8.
7.2 mag
4.
9.0 mag
8.
9.0 mag
8.
8.5 mag
3.
10.0 mag
6.
11.0 mag
5.
9.0 mag
3.
Globular Cluster
(7)
Galaxy
(1)
— mag
1.9
SBbc
Planetary Nebula
(2)
9.6 mag
0.8
14.0 mag
1.2