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    Grus (/ˈɡrʌs/, or colloquially /ˈɡruːs/) is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the crane, a type of bird. It is one of twelve...
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  • in the crane family Grus grus, the common crane Grus (constellation), the constellation "Crane" Grus (geology), an accumulation of angular, coarse-grained...
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  • networks Abbreviation for the constellation Grus GRU, IATA airport code of São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil gru, ISO 639-3 language code of...
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  • the list of notable stars in the constellation Grus, sorted by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation "Gabon". NameExoWorlds. Retrieved...
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    Former constellations are old historical Western constellations that for various reasons are no longer widely recognised or are not officially recognised...
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  • The Grus Wall is a superstructure of galaxies ("wall of galaxies") formed in the early universe, named for the Grus constellation in which it is found...
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    contemporary astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered...
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    modern constellation Grus once formed the "tail" of Piscis Austrinus. In 1597 (or 1598), Petrus Plancius carved out a separate constellation and named...
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    The constellation stretches from roughly −39° to −57° declination, and from 23.5h to 2.5h of right ascension. The constellations Phoenix, Grus, Pavo...
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    Alpha Gruis (redirect from Α Gru)
    Alpha Gruis is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Grus. It is officially named Alnair; Alpha Gruis is the star's Bayer designation, which...
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  • The modern constellation Grus lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and The Southern...
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  • This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Grus. (Used modern western astronomy and uranography only). Alnair, Al Nair (Al...
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    Beta Gruis (redirect from Β Gru)
    abbreviated Beta Gru, β Gru), formally named Tiaki /tiˈɑːki/, is the second brightest star in the southern constellation of Grus. It was once considered...
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    Gamma Gruis (redirect from Γ Gru)
    (/ˈældənæb/), is a star in the southern constellation of Grus (it once belonged to the Ptolemaic constellation Piscis Austrinus). With an apparent visual...
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  • Tau Gruis (redirect from Tau Gru)
    The Bayer designation Tau Gruis (τ Gru / τ Gruis) is shared by two stars and a star system, in the constellation Grus: τ1 Gruis (HD 216435) τ2 Gruis (HD...
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    IC 5148 (category Grus (constellation))
    planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus (The Crane). It was discovered by Australian amateur astronomer...
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  • S5-HVS1 (category Grus (constellation))
    traveling at 1,755 km/s (3,930,000 mph). The star is in the Grus (or Crane) constellation in the southern sky, and about 29,000 light-years from Earth...
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    Sculptor is a small constellation bordered by Aquarius and Cetus to the north, Fornax to the east, Phoenix to the south, Grus to the southwest, and...
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    NGC 7424 (category Grus (constellation))
    spiral galaxy located 37.5 million light-years away in the southern constellation Grus (the Crane). Its size (about 100,000 light-years) makes it similar...
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    Abell S1063 (category Grus (constellation))
    Abell S1063 is a cluster of galaxies located in the constellation Grus. "Faint starlight in Hubble images reveals distribution of dark matter". www.spacetelescope...
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    NGC 7421 (category Grus (constellation))
    NGC 7421 is a barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Grus. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on August 30, 1834. In...
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    NGC 7496 (category Grus (constellation))
    NGC 7496 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, which, given...
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  • Gliese 832 (category Grus (constellation))
    832 or GJ 832) is a red dwarf of spectral type M2V in the southern constellation Grus. The apparent visual magnitude of 8.66 means that it is too faint...
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    NGC 7070 (category Grus (constellation))
    spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. It has a close companion galaxy called NGC 7070A. NGC 7070 was...
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    Tucana (redirect from Tucana constellation)
    1756. The constellations Tucana, Grus, Phoenix and Pavo are collectively known as the "Southern Birds". Tucana is not a prominent constellation as all of...
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    NGC 7087 (category Grus (constellation))
    spiral galaxy located about 215 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. NGC 7087 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September...
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    IC 5201 (category Grus (constellation))
    IC 5201 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of about 35 million light years from Earth, which, given...
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  • (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided...
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  • PSR J2144−3933 (category Grus (constellation))
    PSR J2144−3933 Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000 Constellation Grus Right ascension 21h 44m 12.10s Declination −39° 33′ 55.2″ Characteristics...
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  • Sigma Gruis (category Grus (constellation))
    designation σ Gruis (Sigma Gruis) refers to 2 distinct star systems in the constellation Grus: σ1 Gruis σ2 Gruis This article includes a list of related items that...
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