I saw a ruby red object between Jupiter and the Moon around August 19, 1996. It didn't move, but moved with the sky. What was it?

During the early part of August, 1996, Jupiter was near RA = 16h 15m and dec=-20d 40'. The Moon was somewhere between 10h and 12h in RA and within 1 degree of the celestial equator. The brightest, red star 'between' them was Alpha Scorpi, Antares, which is a brilliant, blood-red supergiant star located at RA = 16h 29m and dec=-26d which would have made it rather close to Jupiter at that time. This is my best guess from the details given by the sighting.