constellation Grus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/constellation_Grus
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Gru
gptkbp:areaSquareDegrees 366
gptkbp:bayerStars 12
gptkbp:bestVisibleMonth October
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Microscopium
gptkb:Piscis_Austrinus
gptkb:Phoenix
gptkb:sculptor
gptkb:Indus
gptkb:Tucana
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Alnair
1
1.73
gptkbp:declination -45°
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Pieter_Dirkszoon_Keyser
gptkbp:eponymOf the crane (Latin: grus)
gptkbp:family gptkb:Grus
gptkbp:genitive gptkb:Gruis
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Frederick_de_Houtman
gptkb:Pieter_Dirkszoon_Keyser
gptkbp:introducedIn late 16th century
gptkbp:latMax +34°
gptkbp:latMin -90°
gptkbp:mainStar 6
gptkbp:name gptkb:Grus
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Gliese_832
gptkbp:nearestStarDistanceLy 16.1
gptkbp:notableDeepSkyObject gptkb:Grus_Quartet
gptkb:IC_1459
gptkb:NGC_7213
gptkb:NGC_7424
NGC 7552
gptkbp:numberOfMessierObjects 0
gptkbp:partOf southern sky
gptkbp:quadrant gptkb:SQ4
gptkbp:rankByArea 45
gptkbp:rightAscension 22h
gptkbp:starsWithPlanets 5
gptkbp:symbolizes the crane
gptkbp:visibleBetweenLatitudes +34° and -90°
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beta_Gruis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label constellation Grus