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Antares

α Scorpii · Scorpius · also Heart of the Scorpion, Cor Scorpii, Rival of Mars

Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Sagittarius 9.77°
Ecliptic latitude -4.57°·Magnitude 1.06·M1.5Iab
Royal Star of Persia

Nature

Royal star, Watcher of the West.

Classical attribution

Royal Star of Persia (Watcher of the West). Red supergiant whose name means 'rival of Mars'. Robson attributes Mars-Jupiter nature.

Reference, not advice

This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.

Ecliptic position at J2000.0 epoch. Present-day position is shifted by precession (~50.3 arc-seconds per year). Classical attributions paraphrased from Vivian E. Robson, “The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology” (1923, public domain).

Sources

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