Antlia (The Air Pump) Constellation

Antlia (pronounced ˈæntliə) is the Latin name of a constellation situated south of the celestial equator. As such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

In English language this constellation is also known as "The Air pump" while in astronomical texts and literature this constellation is often abbreviated as "Ant" (according to the standard of the International Astronomical Union - IAU) or as "Antl" (according to a naming convention used by NASA).

The Latin genitive of the constellation name is "Antliae" (pronounced ˈæntliiː) and it is used to identify some of the brightest stars in this constellation based on the Bayer or Flamsteed star naming convention. For instance: α Antliae (the brightest star of Antlia based on the Bayer catalog); or 23 Antliae (the 23th star in the constellation of Antlia based on the Flamsteed catalog).

Sky Chart of Antlia Constellation

Here we provide a simplified sky chart of the Antlia constellation. Alternatively it is possible to locate Antlia in the night sky using our Online Interactive Planetarium.

This constellation image is derivatve work based on original work by IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) CC-BY-3.0.

Visibility of Antlia Constellation

Today's Antlia rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times provided here are just directional indications and they refer to a point approximately placed at the center of the constellation. In case of very large constellations these times can have little relevance.

Bright Stars in Antlia Constellation

The table below lists the top 20 brightest stars in the Antlia constellation. See also the complete list of 47 stars brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate) in the constellation of Antlia. Click on each star to see more details about it.

	HR Number(*)	Star designation	Proper name	Visual magnitude	Color	Notes
	HR4104	α Antliae		4.25	⬤	Variable;
	HR3765	ε Antliae		4.51	⬤
	HR4273	ι Antliae		4.6	⬤
	HR3871	θ Antliae		4.79	⬤	Double;
	HR3947	η Antliae		5.23	⬤	Double;
	HR4086			5.33	⬤
	HR4049			5.34	⬤	Variable;
	HR4153			5.38	⬤	Variable;
	HR4313			5.43	⬤
	HR3770			5.48	⬤	Double;
	HR4118	δ Antliae		5.56	⬤	Variable; Double;
	HR4238			5.61	⬤
	HR3833			5.63	⬤
	HR4194			5.64	⬤	Double;
	HR3830			5.7	⬤
	HR3932			5.84	⬤
	HR3790			5.87	⬤	Multiple;
	HR4015			5.9	⬤	Double;
	HR3789	ζ2 Antliae		5.93	⬤
	HR3892			5.97	⬤
...go to the complete list of 47 bright stars in the constellation of Antlia

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.

Deep Sky Objects in Antlia Constellation

The table below lists the 20 brightest deep sky objects in the Antlia constellation. See also the complete list of 102 deep sky objects in the constellation of Antlia. The list includes objects from the Messier, New General Catalogue (NGC) and Index Catalogue (IC).

	Name	Type	Magnitude
	NGC 2997	Galaxy	9.41 (V)
	NGC 3223	Galaxy	10.82 (V)
	NGC 3250	Galaxy	11.03 (V)
	NGC 3347	Galaxy	11.35 (V)
	NGC 3358	Galaxy	11.53 (V)
	NGC 3087	Galaxy	11.55 (V)
	NGC 3095	Galaxy	11.58 (V)
	NGC 3038	Galaxy	11.6 (V)
	NGC 3258	Galaxy	11.72 (V)
	NGC 3271	Galaxy	11.73 (V)
	NGC 3268	Galaxy	11.77 (V)
	NGC 3001	Galaxy	11.83 (V)
	IC 2537	Galaxy	12.09 (V)
	NGC 3175	Galaxy	12.14 (B)
	NGC 3137	Galaxy	12.21 (B)
	NGC 3244	Galaxy	12.28 (V)
	NGC 3100	Galaxy	12.47 (V)
	NGC 3108	Galaxy	12.48 (B)
	NGC 3257	Galaxy	12.54 (V)
	NGC 3275	Galaxy	12.54 (B)
...go to the complete list of 102 deep sky objects in the constellation of Antlia