text: what does the antlia constellation look like? descriptions antlia was named by abbé nicolas louis de lacaille. originally it was called antlia pneumatica and machine pneumatique, and it was named after the air pump invented by robert boyle.  this constellation does not belong to the old, (in the north) long known ones. it belongs to the la caille constellation family and is located in the southern hemisphere  i believe it is formed by three stars. difficult to figure out the likeness of an airpump with whatever you can sketch with three points, but that is it.   for further info:  http://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/antlia.html