✨ Antlia

Ant · (air) pump · Southern sky

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Antlia is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning (air) pump; stars within it are named in the genitive form Antliae.

Facts about Antlia

ConstellationAntlia
IAU abbreviationAnt
Genitive (Latin)Antliae
Meaning(air) pump
Brightest starα Antliae (apparent magnitude 4.25)
Area239 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Antlia

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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