Aldhanab

Grus · γ Gru · HR 8353

HIP108085
Visual magnitude3.0
Right ascension (J2000)328.482°
Declination (J2000)-37.3649°
WDS J-
IAU adoption2017/09/05

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.

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