List of stars in Grus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Grus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
α Gru	α		209952	109268	22^h 08^m 13.88^s	−46° 57′ 38.2″	1.73	−0.73	101	B7IV	Alnair (Al Nair, Al Na'ir); suspected variable, Vmax = 1.70^m, Vmin = 1.76^m
β Gru	β		214952	112122	22^h 42^m 39.93^s	−46° 53′ 04.4″	2.07	−1.52	170	M5III	semiregular variable, Vmax = 1.90^m, Vmin = 2.3^m, P = 37 d
γ Gru	γ		207971	108085	21^h 53^m 55.65^s	−37° 21′ 53.4″	3.00	−0.97	203	B8III	Al Dhanab
ε Gru	ε		215789	112623	22^h 48^m 33.20^s	−51° 19′ 00.1″	3.49	0.49	130	A3V	suspected variable, Vmax = 3.47^m, Vmin = 3.53^m
ι Gru	ι		218670	114421	23^h 10^m 21.43^s	−45° 14′ 47.9″	3.88	0.11	185	K0III SB
δ^1 Gru	δ^1		213009	110997	22^h 29^m 16.15^s	−43° 29′ 44.0″	3.97	−0.82	296	G6/G8III
ζ Gru	ζ		217364	113638	23^h 00^m 52.87^s	−52° 45′ 14.8″	4.11	1.42	112	G8III
δ^2 Gru	δ^2		213080	111043	22^h 29^m 45.45^s	−43° 44′ 57.2″	4.12	−0.87	325	M4.5IIIa	semiregular variable, Vmax = 3.99^m, Vmin = 4.2^m
θ Gru	θ		218227	114131	23^h 06^m 52.77^s	−43° 31′ 13.2″	4.28	1.23	133	F5me...
λ Gru	λ		209688	109111	22^h 06^m 06.90^s	−39° 32′ 35.0″	4.47	0.07	247	M0III
μ^1 Gru	μ^1		211088	109908	22^h 15^m 36.88^s	−41° 20′ 48.3″	4.79	0.26	262	G8III+...
ρ Gru	ρ		215104	112203	22^h 43^m 29.97^s	−41° 24′ 50.8″	4.84	0.68	222	K0III
η Gru	η		215369	112374	22^h 45^m 37.85^s	−53° 30′ 00.6″	4.84	−0.57	394	K2IIICNIV	variable star, ΔV = 0.006^m, P = 2.76870 d
μ^2 Gru	μ^2		211202	109973	22^h 16^m 26.57^s	−41° 37′ 37.9″	5.11	0.78	240	G8III	variable star, ΔV = 0.004^m, P = 0.13316 d
ξ Gru	ξ		204783	106327	21^h 32^m 05.86^s	−41° 10′ 45.6″	5.29	−0.06	383	K0III
HD 211415			211415	110109	22^h 18^m 15.18^s	−53° 37′ 31.9″	5.36	4.69	44	G1V
κ Gru	κ		217902	113957	23^h 04^m 39.57^s	−53° 57′ 52.7″	5.37	−0.02	390	K5III
HD 216149			216149	112832	22^h 51^m 02.15^s	−39° 09′ 24.5″	5.43	−2.22	1105	K3III
HD 208321			208321	108294	21^h 56^m 22.79^s	−37° 15′ 13.1″	5.45	0.52	315	A3V
ν Gru	ν		212953	110936	22^h 28^m 39.18^s	−39° 07′ 53.0″	5.47	0.94	262	G8III
HD 208737			208737	108543	21^h 59^m 17.88^s	−38° 23′ 42.3″	5.50	0.09	393	K1II/III
HD 215405			215405	112381	22^h 45^m 40.81^s	−46° 32′ 50.3″	5.52	−1.02	664	K3III
ο Gru	ο		220729	115713	23^h 26^m 36.54^s	−52° 43′ 18.9″	5.53	3.01	104	F4V
φ Gru	φ		219693	115054	23^h 18^m 09.79^s	−40° 49′ 26.6″	5.54	2.84	113	F5V
HD 204960			204960	106429	21^h 33^m 23.53^s	−44° 50′ 55.3″	5.57	−0.83	622	K0III
HD 207129			207129	107649	21^h 48^m 15.61^s	−47° 18′ 10.4″	5.57	4.60	51	G2V
π^2 Gru	π^2		212132	110506	22^h 23^m 07.79^s	−45° 55′ 42.0″	5.62	2.58	132	F3III-IV
υ Gru	υ		218242	114132	23^h 06^m 53.60^s	−38° 53′ 32.3″	5.62	0.84	294	A0V
HD 217403			217403	113657	23^h 01^m 07.50^s	−50° 57′ 00.1″	5.68	−0.16	481	K3III
τ^3 Gru	τ^3		216823	113307	22^h 56^m 47.82^s	−47° 58′ 09.2″	5.72	1.11	272	Am...
HD 220440			220440	115537	23^h 24^m 13.24^s	−51° 53′ 27.9″	5.75	−0.39	552	M0III	suspected variable
HD 219263			219263	114775	23^h 14^m 58.53^s	−41° 06′ 18.5″	5.77	1.49	234	K2III
HD 217842			217842	113902	23^h 03^m 59.63^s	−41° 28′ 44.5″	5.79	0.97	301	K0III	variable star, ΔV = 0.004^m, P = 0.27350 d
HD 218269			218269	114167	23^h 07^m 14.81^s	−50° 41′ 11.8″	5.81	2.81	130	F6.5IV-V+..	suspected variable
HD 218630			218630	114382	23^h 09^m 57.64^s	−42° 51′ 40.2″	5.83	3.13	113	F4IV
σ^2 Gru	σ^2		214150	111643	22^h 36^m 58.82^s	−40° 35′ 27.1″	5.85	1.71	219	A1V
DL Gru		DL	218655	114407	23^h 10^m 09.72^s	−40° 35′ 29.2″	5.90	−1.05	799	M4III	semiregular variable
HD 219507			219507	114921	23^h 16^m 39.79^s	−44° 29′ 20.9″	5.92	1.19	288	K1III
HD 214953			214953	112117	22^h 42^m 36.88^s	−47° 12′ 36.0″	5.99	4.13	77	G0	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.97^m, Vmin = 6.02^m
S Gru		S	212539	110736	22^h 26^m 05.47^s	−48° 26′ 18.8″	6.00		1450	M8IIIe	Mira variable, Vmax = 6^m, Vmin = 15^m, P = 401.51 d
τ^1 Gru	τ^1		216435	113044	22^h 53^m 37.74^s	−48° 35′ 53.1″	6.03	3.42	109	G3IV	has a planet
HD 220003			220003	115272	23^h 20^m 50.13^s	−50° 18′ 23.0″	6.04	1.26	294	Fm...
HD 214987			214987	112127	22^h 42^m 43.05^s	−44° 14′ 53.2″	6.06	1.10	320	K1IV	suspected variable, Vmax = 6.05^m, Vmin = 6.07^m
HD 211053			211053	109902	22^h 15^m 35.03^s	−44° 27′ 05.4″	6.10	−0.16	583	G8/K0III
HD 220401			220401	115496	23^h 23^m 45.41^s	−43° 07′ 28.0″	6.12	−1.55	1116	K3III
HD 220392		DQ	220392	115510	23^h 23^m 54.45^s	−53° 48′ 31.2″	6.13	0.29	480	A4III	δ Scuti variable
BZ Gru		BZ	208435	108347	21^h 57^m 02.14^s	−37° 44′ 48.7″	6.18	0.53	440	F2/F3V	δ Scuti variable, Vmax = 6.13^m, Vmin = 6.21^m
HD 210918			210918	109821	22^h 14^m 38.21^s	−41° 22′ 47.1″	6.23	4.51	72	G5V
HD 206642			206642	107344	21^h 44^m 29.41^s	−38° 33′ 07.7″	6.28	−0.62	782	K1IIICN...
σ^1 Gru	σ^1		214085	111594	22^h 36^m 29.27^s	−40° 34′ 57.0″	6.28	2.07	226	A3Vn
HD 205096			205096	106500	21^h 34^m 17.18^s	−42° 55′ 28.8″	6.32	1.34	323	K1IIICN...
HD 218255			218255	114159	23^h 07^m 09.43^s	−49° 36′ 22.1″	6.33	−1.68	1304	K4III
HD 216666			216666	113189	22^h 55^m 14.87^s	−36° 23′ 18.9″	6.40	−0.33	723	K2III
π^1 Gru	π^1		212087	110478	22^h 22^m 44.18^s	−45° 56′ 52.5″	6.42	0.50	498	S5,7:	semiregular variable, Vmax = 5.31^m, Vmin = 7.01^m, P = 195.5 d
HD 210204			210204	109408	22^h 09^m 57.82^s	−48° 06′ 27.0″	6.43	−0.19	686	K3III
HD 217642			217642	113784	23^h 02^m 34.07^s	−36° 25′ 14.9″	6.46	0.93	415	K1III
HD 215504			215504	112432	22^h 46^m 28.22^s	−49° 41′ 06.4″	6.49	−0.35	760	K0III-IV
HD 219531			219531	114937	23^h 16^m 49.85^s	−41° 11′ 40.0″	6.49	0.61	489	K0III
HD 215456			215456	112414	22^h 46^m 08^s	−48° 58′ 4″	6.63		124	G0.5V	has two planets (b & c)
τ^2 Gru	τ^2		216656	113190	22^h 55^m 16.19^s	−48° 29′ 30.8″	6.67	3.33	152	F7V:	component of the τ^2 Gru system
τ^2 Gru	τ^2		216655	113191	22^h 55^m 16.35^s	−48° 27′ 57.4″	7.04	3.71	151	G5	component of the τ^2 Gru system
HD 213240			213240	111143	22^h 31^m 00.37^s	−49° 25′ 59.8″	6.80	3.75	133	G0/G1V	has a planet (b)
HD 208487			208487	108375	21^h 57^m 19.85^s	−37° 45′ 49.0″	7.48	4.26	143	G2V:	has two planets (b & c)
HD 217522		BP	217522	113711	23^h 01^m 46.82^s	−44° 50′ 26.9″	8.26		287.0	Ap...	rapidly oscillating Ap star
RS Gru		RS	206379	107231	21^h 43^m 04.22^s	−48° 11′ 22.2″	8.26		776	A9IV	δ Sct variable, Vmax = 7.94^m, Vmin = 8.48^m, P = 0.1470117 d
Gliese 832			204961	106440	21^h 33^m 33.98^s	−49° 00′ 32.4″	8.67	10.20	16.1	M1.5V	has a planet (b)
W Gru		W	214791	112009	22^h 41^m 18.67^s	−43° 50′ 28.6″	8.96		1140	F5V	AR Lac variable
WASP-95					22^h 29^m 50.0^s	−48° 00′ 11″	10.1			G2	has a transiting planet (b)
BC Gru		BC			22^h 44^m 49.11^s	−48° 10′ 13.0″	10.60				W UMa variable, Vmax = 10.60^m, Vmin = 10.94^m, P = 0.30735686 d
U Gru		U			21^h 31^m 48.77^s	−45° 02′ 42.5″	11.38			A5	Algol variable
RZ Gru		RZ			22^h 47^m 12.01^s	−42° 44′ 38.72″	12.04			B6	nova-like star
CE Gru		CE			21^h 37^m 56.38^s	−43° 42′ 13.1″	17.4				AM Her variable, Vmax = 17.4^m, Vmin = 19.5^m, P = 0.0754 d
PSR J2144-3933					21^h 44^m 12.0^s	−39° 33′ 55.2″					pulsar
Table Legend:  • Name = Proper name.  • B = Bayer designation.  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation.  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number.  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number.  • RA = Right Ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude.  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv).  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light years from Earth.  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system.  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.].

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

• ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
• Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
• Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
• Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
• "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.