This article is about the star. For other meanings, see Antares | dec= | appmag_v=1.09 }} Antares (? Scorpii / Alpha Scorpii) is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky (sometimes listed as fifteenth brightest, if the two brighter components of the Capella quadruple star system are counted as one star). Along with Aldebaran, Spica, and Regulus it is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic. The similarly colored Aldebaran lies almost directly opposite Antares in the Zodiac. Antares in ancient cultures Antares' name derives from the Greek ???????, meaning "(holds) against Ares (Mars)", due to the similarity of its reddish hue to the appearance of the planet Mars. Its distinctive coloration has made the

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