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Grus
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Abbreviation	Gru
Genitive	Gruis
Symbology	the Crane
Right ascension	22 h
Declination	−47°
Area	366 sq. deg. Ranked 45th
Number of stars (Bayer-Flamsteed)	27
Number of bright stars (magnitude < 3)	2
Number of nearby stars (Distance < 100 ly)	5
Brightest star	α Gru (Al Na'ir) (App. magnitude +1.73)
Nearest Star	ε Gru (Distance: 74 ly)
Meteor showers	????? ?????
Bordering constellations	Piscis Austrinus Microscopium Indus Tucana Phoenix Sculptor
Visible at latitudes between +34° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of October

Grus (IPA: /ˈgrʌs, ˈgruːs/, Latin: crane) is a southern constellation. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. An alternative name for this constellation, Phoenicopterus (Latin for flamingo), was used briefly in England during the 17th century<ref>Obsolete Constellations: Pheonicopterus</ref>.

Contents 1 History and mythology 2 Stars 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History and mythology

Until the 17th century, Grus was considered part of Piscis Austrinus. The Arabic names of many of its stars reflect this classification. Since it was created in the 17th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it.

[edit] Stars

Stars with proper names:

• (α Gru) 1.73 Al Na'ir [Al Nair, Alnair]

  < النائر Al-Na´ir The illuminous or the bright one (of the tail of Piscis Austrinus)

• (β Gru) 2.07 Gruid

  < "crane" or "crane-like" (the crane or any of its taxonomic cousins), derived from Latin [Grus]

• (γ Gru) 3.00 Al Dhanab or Ras Alkurki

  < الذنب Al-Ðanab The tail (of Piscis Austrinus)

  < رأس الكركي ra's al-kurki Head of the Crane

Stars with Bayer designations:

δ¹ Gru 3.97; δ² Gru 4.12; ε Gru 3.49; ζ Gru 4.11; η Gru 4.84; θ Gru 4.28; ι Gru 3.88; κ Gru 5.37; λ Gru 4.47; μ¹ Gru 4.79; μ² Gru 5.11; ν Gru 5.47; ξ Gru 5.29; ο Gru 5.53; π¹ Gru 6.42; π² Gru 5.62; ρ Gru 4.84; σ¹ Gru 6.28; σ² Gru 5.85; τ¹ Gru 6.03 – has a planet; τ² Gru – double 6.67, 7.22; τ³ Gru 5.72; υ Gru 5.62; φ Gru 5.54

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• The clickable Grus
• Starry Night Photography - Grus Constellation

Constellations changed by Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria

Centaurus | split into | Centaurus | Crux

Leo | split into | Leo | Coma Berenices

Piscis Austrinus | split into | Piscis Austrinus | Grus

Sagittarius | split into | Sagittarius | Corona Australis

The 12 Constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597 and introduced by Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria

Apus | Chamaeleon | Dorado | Grus | Hydrus | Indus | Musca | Pavo | Phoenix | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Volans

The 88 modern Constellations

Andromeda • Antlia • Apus • Aquarius • Aquila • Ara • Aries • Auriga • Boötes • Caelum • Camelopardalis • Cancer • Canes Venatici • Canis Major • Canis Minor • Capricornus • Carina • Cassiopeia • Centaurus • Cepheus • Cetus • Chamaeleon • Circinus • Columba • Coma Berenices • Corona Australis • Corona Borealis • Corvus • Crater • Crux • Cygnus • Delphinus • Dorado • Draco • Equuleus • Eridanus • Fornax • Gemini • Grus • Hercules • Horologium • Hydra • Hydrus • Indus • Lacerta • Leo • Leo Minor • Lepus • Libra • Lupus • Lynx • Lyra • Mensa • Microscopium • Monoceros • Musca • Norma • Octans • Ophiuchus • Orion • Pavo • Pegasus • Perseus • Phoenix • Pictor • Pisces • Piscis Austrinus • Puppis • Pyxis • Reticulum • Sagitta • Sagittarius • Scorpius • Sculptor • Scutum • Serpens • Sextans • Taurus • Telescopium • Triangulum • Triangulum Australe • Tucana • Ursa Major • Ursa Minor • Vela • Virgo • Volans • Vulpecula

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