Delta Antliae

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δ Antliae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation Antlia
Right ascension 10h 29m 35.4s
Declination −30° 36' 26"
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.57
Distance 481 ± 53 ly
(147 ± 16 pc)
Spectral type B9.5V
Other designations
HR 4118, HD 90972,
CD-29°8383, HIP 51376,
SAO 201442, GC 14421,
BDS 5453, CCDM 10296-3036

Delta Antliae (δ Ant / δ Antliae) is a triple star system in the constellation Antlia. It is approximately 481 light years from Earth.

The primary component, δ Antliae A, is a long period spectroscopic binary which is classified as a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.57. Its companion, the 10th magnitude δ Antliae B, is 11 arcseconds away.


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