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| English name | Pneumatic pomp | ||||
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| Major stars | No star of the constellation exceeds the magnitude 3,5. | ||||
| Description | Weak constellation of the southern hemisphere, situated between Hydra and Vela. Remarkable objects are zeta Antliae (near the border with the Pyxis), a double star easily separable also with binoculars, and NGC 3132 (on the border with Vela), a big planetary nebula similar to the more famous Ring Nebula of Lyra. |
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| Mythology and history | The constellation was drawn by Nicolas Louis de La Caille in 1756. It represents a pomp invented by the French physicist Denis Papin. | ||||
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