Antlia
Genitive: Antliae
Southern
239 sq°
Ant
Brightest star: Alpha Antliae
Mythology
A modern constellation created by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century, representing an air pump. It has no classical mythology associated with it.
Observing Highlights
A faint southern constellation with few bright objects. Contains the Antlia Dwarf galaxy and some faint NGC galaxies for advanced observers.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 51172; Alpha Ant
4.25 mag
K4III
HIP 46515; Epsilon Ant
4.51 mag
K3IIIa
HIP 53502; Iota Ant
4.60 mag
K1III
HIP 47758; Theta Ant
4.79 mag
0.1″
B: 6.2
A8V+F7II-III
HIP 48926; Eta Ant
5.23 mag
31.2″
B: 11.3
F1III-IV
5.33 mag
A8V
HIP 50456
5.34 mag
5.29 - 5.83
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A0Ib-IIp
HIP 51821
5.38 mag
N0:
5.43 mag
A2V
5.48 mag
K3III
HIP 51376; Delta Ant
5.56 mag
10.3″
B: 9.8
B9.5V
5.61 mag
A1V
5.63 mag
K0III
5.64 mag
A0V
5.70 mag
gK1
5.84 mag
K1III
5.87 mag
K4III
5.90 mag
K1III
HIP 46734; Zeta2 Ant
5.93 mag
A9IV
5.97 mag
K1III
Double Stars
13
Double Stars
13HIP 46657; Zeta1 Ant
7.00 mag
8.0″
B: 6.8
A2V
HIP 46657; Zeta1 Ant
6.18 mag
8.3″
B: 6.8
A0V
HIP 51376; Delta Ant
5.56 mag
10.3″
B: 9.8
B9.5V
6.43 mag
56.0″
B: 9.2
F0IV
HIP 48926; Eta Ant
5.23 mag
31.2″
B: 11.3
F1III-IV
6.30 mag
1.5″
B: 10.5
G1V
6.37 mag
0.6″
B: 9.1
G8-K0III+F-G
6.13 mag
0.7″
B: 10.4
F8V
5.48 mag
K3III
5.87 mag
K4III
5.90 mag
K1III
6.35 mag
G8III
5.64 mag
A0V
Variable Stars
2
Variable Stars
2
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Galaxy
(30)
11.0 mag
8.1
SAc
— mag
6.8
SABc
— mag
6.3
Sc
11.3 mag
4.8
Sab
11.7 mag
3.3
Sab
12.0 mag
4.1
Sb
12.7 mag
1.5
SABa
13.0 mag
3.1
Sbc
13.0 mag
3.2
Sc
14.0 mag
3.2
SABc
13.0 mag
4.4
SBb
— mag
3.1
SABa
— mag
3.0
Sab
— mag
4.1
SBb
— mag
1.9
Sc
13.0 mag
2.6
Sb
13.0 mag
1.9
SABb
12.0 mag
2.8
Sab
13.0 mag
2.6
SABa
— mag
1.5
Sb
— mag
1.6
SBbc
— mag
1.8
Sa
— mag
1.9
SBc
— mag
1.6
SABc
— mag
1.7
Sbc
— mag
2.4
SBbc
— mag
2.1
Scd
— mag
1.6
Sm
— mag
1.8
SBb
— mag
1.6
SBcd