Antlia

"The Air Pump"

By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Abbreviation: Ant
Genitive: Antliae
Constellation family: Lacaille
Nearest constellations: Centaurus, Hydra, Pyxis, and Vela
Right ascension: 10.16h
Declination: -34.44°
Visible between latitudes: +45° and -90°
Square degrees: 239
Luminary: Alpha Antliae
Notable deep sky objects: NGC 2997, IC 2545, IC 2560

About

Antlia is a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that is best seen in April.

Antlia was originally named "Antlia Pneumatica and Machine Pneumatique" by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756 to commemorate the air pump, which had recently been invented.

Mythology

There is no mythology associated with this constellation.

Gallery of objects in Antlia

IC 2545 (pair of merging galaxies):

Interacting Galaxy IC 2545 (2008-04-24) via Hubble

By NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University) via Wikimedia Commons

NGC 2997 (spiral galaxy):

By ESO [CC-BY-4.0], via ESO

IC 2560 (spiral galaxy):

By ESA/Hubble, acknowledgement: Nick Rose [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons