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Also known as Antila, Ant, Antliae, Antlia Pneumatica, the Air Pump

Antlia (; from Ancient Greek ἀντλία) is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name means "pump" in Latin and Greek; it represents an air pump. Originally Antlia Pneumatica, the constellation was established by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. Its non-specific (single-word) name, already in limited use, was preferred by John Herschel then welcomed by the astronomic community which officially accepted this. North of stars forming some of the sails of the ship Argo Navis (the constellation Vela), Antlia is completely visible from latitudes south of 49 degrees nor

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Antlia is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that represents an air pump and was created by astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. It is located north of the constellation Vela and is visible from locations south of 49 degrees latitude.

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Key facts

Constellation.name
Antlia
Constellation.abbreviation
Ant
Constellation.genitive
Antliae
Constellation.pronounce
, genitive
Constellation.symbolism
the Air Pump
Constellation.RA
–
Constellation.dec
–
Constellation.family
La Caille
Constellation.areatotal
239
Constellation.arearank
62nd
Constellation.numbermainstars
3
Constellation.numberbfstars
9
Constellation.numberbrightstars
0
Constellation.numbernearbystars
2
Constellation.brighteststarname
α Ant
Constellation.starmagnitude
4.25
Constellation.neareststarname
DENIS J1048−3956
Constellation.stardistancely
13.19

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
constellation
Named after
air pump
Official name
Antlia
Area
239
Shares border with
Centaurus
Dedicated to
Robert Boyle
Image
Constellation Antlia.jpg
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Commons category
Antlia (constellation)
topic's main category
Category:Antlia
Commons gallery
Antlia
short name
Ant
time of discovery or invention
1752-00-00
discoverer or inventor
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Astronomy
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