BETA GRU (Beta Gruis). Below the ancient Southern Fish, Piscis Austrinus, lies the striking figure of Grus, the Crane, that for all the world looks like a great bird stalking the sky.
Beta Gruis is an Lc type irregular variable, with a range from 2.0 to 2.3.
Delta2 Gruis is an Lb irregular variable, with a range from 3.99 to 4.2 ...
[4062] beta Gruis, the second brightest star, is a giant that used to be part of the tail in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
13 8636 beta GRU 22 42 40.0 -46 53 5 M5III 2.10 1.60 8353 gamma GRU 21 53 55.6 -37 21 54 B8III 3.01 -0.12 8556 delta GRU 22 29 16.1 -43 29 45 G6-8III 3.97 1.03 8560 delta GRU 22 29 45.4 -43 44 58 M4.5IIIa 4.11 1.57 8675 epsilon GRU 22 48 33.
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), ...
 See also: Grus, Constellation, Al Nair, Magnitude, Orbit
  
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