Constellation
Antlia
Antlia (Ant) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Ant (magnitude 4.28).
| Latin name | Antlia |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Ant |
| Brightest star | α Ant |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 69 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 8 |
| Deep-sky objects | 18 |
| Galaxies | 17 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- α Ant 4.28 · 366.2 light-years
- ε Ant 4.51 · 703.7 light-years
- HD 94890 4.60 · 207.6 light-years
- θ Ant 4.78 · 339.4 light-years
- η Ant 5.23 · 108.5 light-years
- HIP 50888 5.34 · 134.8 light-years
- HIP 54173 5.43 · 706.5 light-years
- HIP 46578 5.49 · 806.4 light-years
- HIP 51821 5.50 · 902.1 light-years
- HIP 50456 5.52 · 4,589 light-years
- δ Ant 5.57 · 465.4 light-years
- Gl 366.1B 5.60 · 384.2 light-years
- HIP 52965 5.61 · 402.0 light-years
- HIP 47199 5.62 · 312.0 light-years
- HIP 52407 5.63 · 793.3 light-years
- HIP 47187 5.68 · 285.0 light-years
- ζ¹ Ant 5.75 · 340.7 light-years
- HIP 48748 5.83 · 513.7 light-years
- HIP 46736 5.86 · 279.0 light-years
- ζ² Ant 5.91 · 370.2 light-years
- HIP 50103 5.91 · 455.5 light-years
- HIP 48191 5.95 · 471.1 light-years
- HIP 47224 5.96 · 335.3 light-years
- Gl 379.1A 6.14 · 103.5 light-years
- HIP 46517 6.15 · 198.6 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J0955-3947 Pulsar
- PSR B0950-38 (J0952-3839) Pulsar
- FSR 1451 Star cluster
- FSR 1465 Star cluster
- FSR 1431 Star cluster
- FSR 1467 Star cluster
- FSR 1417 Star cluster
- FSR 1459 Star cluster
- FSR 1407 Star cluster
- ESO 435-33 Star cluster
- FSR 1449 Star cluster
- FSR 1405 Star cluster
- ESO 435-17 Star cluster
- FSR 1391 Star cluster
- FSR 1413 Star cluster
- ESO 436-02 Star cluster
- ESO 435-09 Star cluster
- ESO 435-48 Star cluster
Galaxies
- ESO 318-013 21.2 million light-years
- ESO 376-016 23.2 million light-years
- ESO 373-007 27.1 million light-years
- Antlia 4.31 million light-years
- LV J0939-2507 20.1 million light-years
- NGC 3347B 148.4 million light-years
- NGC 3257 149.1 million light-years
- NGC 3260 112.6 million light-years
- NGC 3258A 127.4 million light-years
- NGC 3271 177.2 million light-years
- NGC 3267 172.8 million light-years
- NGC 3449 152.5 million light-years
- IC 2510 130.6 million light-years
- IC 2507 58.3 million light-years
- NGC 3108 124.6 million light-years
- NGC 2997 50.7 million light-years
- IC 2537 130.2 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 50234
- HIP 50868
- HIP 49418
- HIP 48468
- HIP 49967
- HIP 50492
- HIP 48776
- HIP 50122
- HIP 49645
- HIP 48219
- HIP 52273
- Gl 385.1
- HIP 47627
- HIP 49343
- HIP 46810
- HIP 46874
- HIP 47039
- Gl 379.2
- Macondo
- GJ 1126A
- GJ 1135
- GJ 1130A
- GJ 1136A
- Gl 379.1B
- TWA 7
- Gl 377
- WASP-66
- GJ 1136B
- GJ 3588
- HATS-26
- HATS-64
- GJ 1126B
- TOI-674
- GJ 1130B
- HATS-77
- 2MASS J09352803-2934596
- 2MASSW J1018588-290953
- 2MASSW J1036530-344138
- PSO J143.6774-29.8356
- PSO J147.5092-27.6337
- 2MASS J09393548-2448279
- WISEA J101944.62-391151.6
- WISEA J102313.22-315126.7
- WISEPC J104245.23-384238.3