SpazeRed supergiant, heart of the Scorpion
Antares
Its name means rival of Mars, for its red colour. Another supergiant on its way to a supernova.
- Distance
- 550 light years
- Surface
- 3,297 °C
- Size
- 680 × the Sun
Outer layers
- H 73%
- He 25%
- O, C, Fe and heavier 2%
Cool enough for titanium oxide and water molecules in its outer layers
Modelled from typical stellar abundances