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Constellation Antlia
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Antlia is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere.
![]() It was one of fourteen new constellations in the southern sky, introduced by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763. ![]() Antlia is a faint constellation and none of its visible stars have proper names.
Below is a listing of all objects within the boundaries of the constellation as identified in this study.
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Antlia - List of Names of Objects within the Constellation |
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Name | Type | Designation | Meaning | Status | Origin |
Antlia | Constellation | Ant | Air Pump | IAU | de Lacaille |
Machine Pneumatique | Constellation | Ant | Pneumatic Machine | Ammended | de Lacaille |
Antlia pneumatica | Constellation | Ant | Pneumatic Air Pump | Ammended | de Lacaille |
Macondo | Star | HD 93083 | Mythical village from novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. | IAU | ExoW 2019, Columbia |
Melquíades | Exoplanet | HD 93083 b | Character from the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. | IAU | ExoW 2019, Columbia |
Yì | Lunar Mansion | - | Wing | Local | China |
Dōngoū | Asterism | - | Ancient Chinese kingdom | Local | China |
Zhāng | Lunar Mansion | - | Extended Net | Local | China |
Tiānmiào | Asterism | - | Celestial Temple | Local | China |
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