Alnair (Alpha Gruis)
The brightest star in the constellation Grus and the 30th brightest star in the sky.
AL NAIR (Alpha Gruis). Directly south of Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish, is the modern constellation Grus, the Crane.
Tau1 Gruis is located around 109 light-years from Sol (HIPPARCOS Plx=30.04, e_Plx=0.73 mas), in the southcentral part (22:53:37.9-48:35:53.8, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Grus, the Crane -- south of Beta Gruis, southeast of Al Nair (Alpha Gruis), ...
Al Nair Alpha Gruis
Alnasl Gamma Sagittarii
Alnilam Epsilon Orionis
Alnitak Zeta Orionis
Alniyat Tau Scorpii
Al Niyat Sigma Scorpii
Alphard Alpha Hydrae
Alphecca Alpha Coronae Borealis
Alpheratz Alpha Andromedae
Alrai Gamma Cephei
Alrakis Mu Draconis ...
The brightest star in the constellation is the subgiant [4061] alpha Gruis or Alnair (Al Nair). Its name derives from the abbreviated Arabic phrase that means "the bright one from the fish's tail." ...
Deep Sky Objects:
NGC 7213 is a spiral galaxy in the field of alpha Gruis, just 16' to the SE. This is one of the brightest of the many spiral galaxies in this constellation.
 See also: Sky, Grus, Constellation, Piscis Austrinus, Star
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