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Alpha Gruis is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Grus. It is officially named Alnair ; [ 1 ] Alpha Gruis is the star's Bayer designation , which is Latinized from α Gruis and abbreviated α Gru.
The constellations Grus, Pavo, Phoenix and Tucana are collectively known as the "Southern Birds". The constellation's brightest star, Alpha Gruis, is also known as Alnair and appears as a 1.7-magnitude blue-white star. Beta Gruis is a red giant variable star with a minimum magnitude of 2.3 and a maximum magnitude of 2.0.
Pages in category "Grus (constellation)" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. ... Alpha Gruis; B. Beta Gruis; C. CE Gruis; D. Delta Gruis ...
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Grus, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes α Gru:
The red giant π1 Gruis is 530 light-years away, and it's reaching the end of its natural life. Soon, scientists think it will become a planetary nebula. But before it dies, astronomers are using ...
＜ A fairly large and bright star located west of the constellation Grus. Follows the same paths as many of the other stars in Grus, for example Gamma and Alpha Gruis in history and mythology See also
Constellation Grus in Chinese sky is not fully seen. Alnair (Alpha Gruis) and Tiaki (Beta Gruis) are bright stars in this constellation that were possibly never seen in the Chinese sky. The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天鶴座 ( tiān hè zuò ), meaning "the heaven crane constellation".
The stars of the modern constellation Grus once formed the "tail" of Piscis Austrinus. In 1597 (or 1598), Petrus Plancius carved out a separate constellation and named it after the crane. It is a faint constellation, containing only one star brighter than 4th magnitude: Fomalhaut, which is 1st magnitude and the 18th-brightest star in the night sky.