Gamma Gruis

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Gamma Gruis (γ Gru / γ Gruis) is the 3rd-magnitude star in the constellation Grus. It is also known as Al Dhanab, "the Tail (of the constellation of the Southern Fish)". It was formerly belong to the Ptolemaic constellation Piscis Austrinus as unformed one. And it was also known as 敗臼一, "the First (Srar) of the Decayed Handmill", in the traditional Chinese astronomy. Gamma Gruis has apparent magnitude +3.01 (third-magnitude) and is a blue giant b... more
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Grus

Grus is constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the crane, a species of bird. It was introduced in the sixteenth century. The stars that form Grus were originally considered part of Piscis Austrinus (the southern fish), and the Arabic names of many of its stars reflect this...
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