Antila Constellation | Constellations In The Southern Hemisphere
ANTILA CONSTELLATION – In this topic, we are going to know and learn about the southern constellation Antila, the Air Pump.
It is a small, faint constellation found in the southern skies. Its name is Greek for ‘the pump’ and were formerly named Antlia Pneumatica to commemorate the invention of the air pump.
The constellation was created and catalogued by the French astronomer Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century, who names constellations after scientific instruments with no associated myths.
Antila houses the Antlia Dwarf Galaxy, the Antlia Cluster of Galaxies, the spiral galaxies NGC 3244 and IC 2560, the unbarred spiral NGC 2997, and the interacting pair IC 2545.
It is the 62nd largest constellation in the night sky and occupies an area of about 239 square degrees. It lies in SQ2, the second quadrant of the southern hemisphere.
Antlia belongs to the Lacaille family, along with Caelum, Circinus, Fornax, Horologium, Mensa, Microscopium, Norma, Octans, Pictor, Reticulum, Sculptor, and Telescopium.
Stars
Among the stars include:
- AG Antliae
- Alpha Antliae
- Antlia Dwarf
- Delta Antliae
- Epsilon Antliae
- Eta Antliae
- Iota Antliae
- Theta Antliae
- U Antliae
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