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Grus
The Crane
OriginKeyser/de Houtman
AbbreviationGru
GenitiveGruis
Pronunciation/ˈɡrʌs/, or colloquially /ˈɡruːs/ genitive /ˈɡruːɪs/
GRUSS/GROOS
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarAlnair (α Gru)
Right Ascention 22h 08m Declination -46° 58'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.637 h (38.2 min)
Grus, “The Crane”, is one of the inventions of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, two Dutch navigators who observed the southern skies at the end of the sixteenth century. It is another of their creations based on animals. The crane was also considered a symbol of astronomy to the ancient Egyptians.
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Grus as depicted by Johannes Hevelius in his Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia (1687). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
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