Grus

Abbreviation: Â Gru
English Name: Â The Crane
Genitive:Â Al Nair
Hemisphere:Â Â Southern Hemisphere
Location:Â Between the constellations of Phoenix and Microscopium.
Visible between latitudes: Â +35 and -90 degrees
Best season: Autumn
Seen in three seasons:Â Summer, Autumn & Winter
Best seen in:  Early October
Seen between:Â September to November
Right Ascension (RA):  22 hour
Declination (DEC):Â Â +45 degrees
Area (square degrees): Â 366Â (45th)

Grus (The Crane)

• Symbolizing a long-nocked bird, Grus is one of the southern constellations.

Messier Objects

• No Messier objects in Grus.

Features of Interest

• NGC 7424 – barred spiral galaxy; hazy, fairly large round but weak concentration, and one supernova have been observed in NGC 7424.

Named Stars

• Al Nair (Alpha Gru) – Magnitude: +1.7
• Beta Gruis – Red giant; be unstable from magnitude +2.0 to +2.3 with no set period.

Others

• Photo of the constellation;Â Grus, as it appears to the naked eye. (Lines have been added for clarity.)
• Sky Chart  –  Grus
• List of stars in Grus.

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