Grus (constellation) facts for kids
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List of stars in Grus
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| Abbreviation | Gru |
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| Genitive | Gruis |
| Pronunciation | or colloquially genitive |
| Symbolism | the crane |
| Right ascension | 21h 27.4m to 23h 27.1m |
| Declination | −36.31° to −56.39° |
| Quadrant | SQ4 |
| Area | 366 sq. deg. (45th) |
| Main stars | 7 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars |
28 |
| Stars with planets | 6 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 3 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 1 |
| Brightest star | α Gru (Alnair) (1.73m) |
| Messier objects | 0 |
| Meteor showers | none |
| 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. |
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Grus is a constellation in the southern sky.
Images for kids
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The constellations Grus and Piscis Austrinus, which once formed a single constellation, as depicted in Atlas Coelestis by Johann Doppelmayr, ca. 1742
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The "southern birds", as depicted in Johann Bayer's Uranometria
See also
In Spanish: Grus (constelación) para niños
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