Grus GROOSE The Crane
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Al Na'ir
"bright one"
Alpha Gruis
22h 8' 13.9
-46� 57' 40
101 1.73 B7 IV Blue
Sub GIant
Formerly the Tail
of the Southern Fish
Beta Gruis 22h 42' 40
-46� 53' 5
170 2.07 M5 III Red
Giant
Gamma Gruis
Eye of the Crane
21h 53' 55.6
-37� 21' 54
200 3 B8 III Blue Giant

Delta 1 Gruis 22h 29' 16.1
-43� 29' 45
300 3.97 G6/8 III Yellow Giant Naked Eye
Optical Binary
Delta 2 Gruis 22h 29' 45.4
-43� 44' 58
325 4.12 M4.5 III Red Giant
Epsilon Gruis 22h 48' 33.2
-51� 19' 1
130 3.49 A3 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Zeta Gruis 23h 0' 52.8
-52� 45' 15
112 4.11 G8 III Yellow Giant
Theta Gruis 23h 6' 52.7
-43� 31' 14
133 4.28 F5 White
Iota Gruis 23h 10' 21.5
-45� 14' 48
185 3.86 K0 III Orange Giant
Omicron
Gruis
23h 26' 36.4
-52� 43' 18
104 5.53 F4 V White
Main Sequence
* Pi 1 Gruis 22h 22' 43.8
-45� 56' 52
500 6.62 S 5,7 ?
Pi 2 Gruis 22h 23' 7.9
-45� 55' 42
132 5.62 F3III-IV White
Sub Giant
Tau 1
Gruis
22h 53' 37.8
-48� 35' 53
109 6.03 G3 IV Yellow
Sub Giant
Tau 2 Gruis 22h 56' 16.2
-48� 29' 31
152 6.67 F7 V White
Main Sequence
Tau 3 Gruis 22h 56' 47.7
-47� 58' 9
272 5.72 A Blue White
Phi Gruis 23h 18' 9.8
-40� 49' 29
113 5.54 F5 V White
Main Sequence