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Antlia



Abbreviation: Ant
Genitive: Antliae
Right Ascension: 10.16 hours
Declination: -34.44 degrees
  Antilla, the Air Pump, is visible in Northern Latitudes (to 66 degrees North) and Southern Latirudes (to 50 degrees South) from January - March.

Antilla was invented by Lacailla between 1751 and 1752 in honor of Robert Boyles invention of the air pump.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
ALP ANT 10.00:27.00:9.12 -31.00:4.00:4.11 4.25
EPS ANT 9.00:29.00:14.72 -35.00:57.00:5.13 4.51
IOT ANT 10.00:56.00:43.06 -37.00:8.00:16.25 4.60
THE ANT 9.00:44.00:12.11 -27.00:46.00:10.30 4.79
ETA ANT 9.00:58.00:52.28 -35.00:53.00:27.84 5.23
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
NGC 2997 09 45.7 -31 12 GALXY 09.4 365 20
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
S Ant 9.00:30.00:7.00 -28.00:24.00:24.00 EW/KE: 6.92 6.40
AB Ant 10.00:9.00:41.70 -35.00:4.00:38.00 LB: 6.89 6.79
AG Ant 10.00:15.00:49.90 -28.00:44.00:29.00 ACYG: 5.65 5.30
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
DUN 78 09 30.8 -31 53 6.3, 7.2 8.00 213 20 364