ANTLIA
(Abbreviation: Ant).
A small southern constellation covering 239 square degrees, added to the sky by Lacaille in 1752; its original name was Antlia Pneumatica. It contains no star brighter than magnitude 4.4, and no mythological legends are associated with it.
BRIGHTEST
STARS
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
e |
09 |
29 |
14.7 |
-35 |
57 |
05 |
4.51 |
-0.4 |
MO |
96 |
|
a |
10 |
27 |
09.1 |
-31 |
04 |
04 |
4.25 |
-0.4 |
MO |
85 |
|
i |
10 |
56 |
43.0 |
-37 |
08 |
16 |
4.60 |
0.3 |
F2 |
79 |
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS. |
P.A. |
DIST.” | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | ||||
|
d |
10 |
29 |
35.3 |
-30 |
36 |
26 |
5.6,
9.7 |
226 |
11.0 SLOW
BINAY |
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PERIOD,D. |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||||
|
S |
09 |
30.1 |
-28 |
24 |
6.4---6.8 |
0.64 |
FO |
ECLIPSIN (b-LYRÆ) |
|
U |
10 |
35.2 |
-13 |
34 |
5.7—6.8 |
365 |
N |
SEMI-REGULAR |
Some catalogues give the period of U Antliæ as170 days. R Antliæ, given in various lists of variable stars, seems to be constant at magnitude 7.2.
NEBULÆ
|
OBJECT
|
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||
|
NGC 2997
|
09 |
43.5 |
-30 |
58 |
SPIRAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
11 |
|
NGC
3056 |
09 |
52.3 |
-28 |
04 |
ELLIPTICAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
12.8 |
|
I
2522 |
09 |
53.1 |
-32 |
54 |
SPIRAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
13 |
|
I
2537 |
10 |
01.7 |
-27 |
19 |
SPIRAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
12.8 |
|
NGC
3132 |
10 |
04.9 |
-40 |
11 |
PLANETARY |
MAG. 8.2; CENTRAL STAR
MAG. 11 |
|
NGC
3175 |
10 |
12.4 |
-28 |
38 |
SPIRAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
12 |
|
NGC
3223 |
10 |
19.4 |
-34 |
00 |
SPIRAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
12 |
|
NGC
3281 |
10 |
29.7 |
-34 |
36 |
SPIRAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
12.9 |
|
NGC
3347 |
10 |
40.5 |
-36 |
06 |
SPIRAL
GALAXY |
MAG.
12.8 |
