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| List of stars in Grus | |
| Abbreviation: | Gru |
| Genitive: | Gruis |
| Symbology: | the Crane |
| Right ascension: | 22 h |
| Declination: | −47° |
| Area: | 366 sq. This is the list of notable Stars in the Constellation Grus, sorted by decreasing brightness In Grammar, the genitive case or possessive case (also called the second case) is the case that marks a Noun as modifying another Cranes are large long-legged and long-necked Birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. Right ascension (abbrev RA; symbol α) is the Astronomical term for one of the two Coordinates of a point on the Celestial sphere In Astronomy, declination (abbrev dec or δ) is one of the two coordinates of the Equatorial coordinate system, the other being either deg. (45th) |
| Main stars: | 7 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 28 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 3 |
| Bright stars: | 2 |
| Nearby stars: | 1 |
| Brightest star: | α Gru (Al Na'ir) (+1. Here is a list of the 88 modern Constellations by their area in the sky measured in square degrees. A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Flamsteed designations for Stars are similar to Bayer designations except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a Planet beyond the Solar System, orbiting around other Stars As of September 2008 312 Alpha Gruis (α Gru / α Gruis is the brighest Star in the Constellation Grus. 73m) |
| Nearest star: | HD 211415 (44. The apparent magnitude ( m) of a celestial body is a measure of its Brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value 4 ly) |
| Messier objects: | 0 |
| Meteor showers: | ????? ????? |
| Bordering constellations: | Piscis Austrinus Microscopium Indus Tucana Phoenix Sculptor |
| Visible at latitudes between +34° and −34° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p. A light-year or light year (symbol ly) is a unit of Length, equal to just under ten trillion Kilometres As defined by The Messier objects are a set of Astronomical objects first listed by French astronomer Charles Messier in his "Catalogue des Nébuleuses A meteor shower, some of which are known as a "meteor storm" or "meteor outburst" is a celestial event where a group of meteors are observed to radiate from one point Piscis Austrinus (ˈpaɪsɪs ɒsˈtraɪnəs or Piscis Australis (/ɒsˈtreɪlɪs/ Southern Fish) was one of the 48 Constellations Microscopium (ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpiəm Microscope) is a small southern Constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Indus (ˈɪndəs is a southern Constellation that represents a native of the Americas. Tucana is also an alternate name for the Tucano language. Tucana (tuːˈkɑːnə/ /-ˈkeɪnə/ /-ˈkænə ' Toucan ' is a southern Phoenix (ˈfiːnɪks is a minor southern Constellation, introduced by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, and popularized Sculptor (ˈskʌlptɚ is a minor southern Constellation which was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. m. ) during the month of October |
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Grus (pronounced /ˈgrʌs/, /ˈgruːs/, Latin: crane) is a southern constellation. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Cranes are large long-legged and long-necked Birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture 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. Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540? &ndash September 1596 aka Petrus Theodori, was a Dutch navigator (originally from Emden) who mapped the southern sky Frederick de Houtman (1571 Gouda - 21 October 1627, Alkmaar) or Frederik de Houtman, was a Dutch explorer who sailed Johann Bayer (1572 &ndash March 7, 1625) was a German Astronomer and Lawyer. Uranometria is the short title of a star atlas produced by Johann Bayer. An alternative name for this constellation, Phoenicopterus (Latin for flamingo), was used briefly in England during the 17th century[1]. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar
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Named Stars
- Bayer. A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's . . Name. . . . . . . . Origin. . . . . Meaning
- α. . . . . . . Al Na'ir. . . . Arabic. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language . . . the bright one
- β. . . . . . . Rear. . . . . . . . English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States . . position in constellation
- γ. . . . . . . Al Dhanab. . . Arabic. . . . the tail
History and mythology
Until the 17th century, Grus was considered part of Piscis Austrinus. Piscis Austrinus (ˈpaɪsɪs ɒsˈtraɪnəs or Piscis Australis (/ɒsˈtreɪlɪs/ Southern Fish) was one of the 48 Constellations The Arabic names of many of its stars reflect this classification. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Since it was created in the 17th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it.
Citations
References
- Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0007251209. Princeton University Press, Princeton. ISBN 978-0691135564.
External links
- The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Grus
- The clickable Grus
- Starry Night Photography - Grus Constellation
- Star Tales – Grus
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