An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Air Pump. A faint → constellation in the → southern hemisphere, at → right ascensionα ~ 10h, → declinationδ ~ -35 deg. Abbreviation: Ant; genitive form: Antliae.

 Antlia is one of the smaller constellations in the sky,
 occupying an area of 239 square degrees. It is located in
 the second quadrant of the southern hemisphere and can be
 seen at latitudes between +45° and -90°. The neighboring

constellations are → Centaurus, → Hydra, → Pyxis, and → Vela.

Antlia does not have any stars brighter than magnitude 3.00. It

contains two stars located within 10 → parsecs of Earth.

The brightest star in Antlia is Alpha Antliae. The nearest star in Antlia, DEN 1048-3956, is a → brown dwarf brown dwarf only ~ 4 parsecs, 13.15 → light-years distant from Earth.

Notable deep sky objects in Antlia include the → Antlia dwarf Galaxy, → Antlia 2, the Antlia Cluster of Galaxies, and the unbarred → spiral galaxy NGC 2997.

Etymology (EN): L. antlia “pump,” from Gk. antlia “ship’s hold, bilge water,” from antlos.

Etymology (PE): Tolombé “pump,” from Turkish tulumba “pump,” from It. tromba.