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Antares
Alpha Scorpii, 21 Scorpii
Truly a
giant
, Antares, the brightest
star
in the
constellation
of
Scorpius
, has an estimated
diameter
of 400 million kilometres.
Antares
lies at the heart of
Scorpius
, the
constellation
of the
Scorpion
. Nearby in the sky is
M4
, a
Globular Cluster
that is actually ten times farther away than its
bright
neighbour.
A
giant
among
giants
: With an estimated
diameter
of 400 million kilometres, the
red
star
Antares
is large enough to consume the
solar system
almost to the orbit of
Mars
.
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Scorpius
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