Antares

Antares

I chose this star because it is one of the largest and most luminous observable stars in the night sky. It is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and the 15th brightest in the sky. According to the most recent estimates, its age is around 12 million years old.

http://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/antares-rivals-mars-as-the-scorpions-heart

• Star: Antares

• Chemical Components: Neutral metals and sodium

• Location in space: 
• Right Ascension- 16 Hours 29 Minutes 24.45970 seconds
• Declination: -26 degrees 25'55.2094

• Spectrum analysis of most abundant chemical: Sodiumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium

• Stellar Classification: M0.5lab red supergiant

http://www.solarsystemquick.com/universe/antares-star.htm

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares
http://kendallschemblog.blogspot.com/p/resources.html