Grus constellation
Latin Grus, genitive Gruis, abbreviation Gru
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Grus be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in September. It can be seen from everywhere south of 35°N, and it never sets south of 53°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alnair | α Gru | 1.74 | bluish |
| Tiaki | β Gru | 2.10 | reddish |
| Aldhanab | γ Gru | 3.01 | bluish |
| – | ε Gru | 3.49 | white |
| – | ι Gru | 3.90 | orange |
| – | δ1 Gru | 3.97 | orange |
| – | δ2 Gru | 4.11 | reddish |
| – | ζ Gru | 4.12 | yellow |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).