Aldhanab

Grus · Gru · γ Gru · HR 8353 · HIP 108085 · magnitude 3.0

Al Dhanab from Arabic ال ذنب (adh-dhanab), The Tail, became common since its mentioning in Allen (1899). There it is attributed to a Persian astronomer but the whole constellation Grus is a constellation invented in the…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 8353

HIP

108085

Bayer ID

γ Gru

Visual magnitude

3.0

Right ascension (J2000)

328.482°

Declination (J2000)

-37.3649°

IAU adoption

2017/09/05

Name origin

Al Dhanab from Arabic ال ذنب (adh-dhanab), The Tail, became common since its mentioning in Allen (1899). There it is attributed to a Persian astronomer but the whole constellation Grus is a constellation invented in the Early Modern Era.

Other stars in Grus