culture Antares appears in the flag of Brazil, which displays 27 stars, each representing a federated unit of Brazil. Antares represents the state of Piauí. The 1995 Oldsmobile Antares concept car is named after the star. References Further reading External links Best Ever Image of a Star’s Surface and Atmosphere – First map of motion of material on a star other than the Sun M-type supergiants B-type main-sequence stars Binary stars Slow irregular variables Upper Scorpius Scorpius (constellation) Astronomical events in the near future 6134 Scorpii, Alpha CD-26 11359 Scorpii, 21 148478 9 080763 Stars named from the Ancient Greek language TIC objects