Constellation · Gru · southern sky
Grus
Gruis — The Crane
Constellations#45 by area
Overview
Grus (Gruis) — The Crane is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Notable stars
22 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Alnairmag 1.73
- Tiakimag 2.07
- Aldhanabmag 3
- Epsilon Gruismag 3.49
- Iota Gruismag 3.88
- HR 8556mag 3.97
- Zeta Gruismag 4.11
- HR 8560mag 4.12
- Theta Gruismag 4.28
- Lambda Gruismag 4.47
- HR 8486mag 4.79
- Eta Gruismag 4.84
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofAlnair
- Constellation ofTiaki
- Constellation ofAldhanab
- Constellation ofEpsilon Gruis
- Constellation ofIota Gruis
- Constellation ofHR 8556
- Constellation ofZeta Gruis
- Constellation ofHR 8560
- Constellation ofTheta Gruis
- Constellation ofLambda Gruis
- Constellation ofHR 8486
- Constellation ofEta Gruis
- Constellation ofRho Gruis
- Constellation ofHR 8488
- Constellation ofXi Gruis
- Constellation ofHR 8501
- Constellation ofKappa Gruis
- Constellation ofHR 8685
- Constellation ofHR 8366
- Constellation ofNu Gruis
- Constellation ofHR 8379
- Constellation ofItonda
- Belongs to familyBayer Family
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.