Grus

Summary

Grus is a constellation^[1]. Grus draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #66 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grus is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius^[3].
• Grus's image is recorded as Constellation Grus.jpg^[4].
• Grus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Piscis Austrinus^[6].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Microscopium^[7].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Indus^[8].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Tucana^[9].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Phoenix^[10].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Sculptor^[11].
• crane is named after Grus^[12].
• Grus's locator map image is recorded as Grus constellation map.svg^[13].
• Grus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[14].
• Grus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Grus symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[15].
• Grus's Commons category is recorded as Grus (constellation)^[16].
• Grus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1597-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Grus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/039fy^[18].
• Grus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grus (constellation)^[19].
• Grus's Commons gallery is recorded as Grus (constellation)^[20].
• Grus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0031225^[21].
• Grus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Grus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Grus-constellation^[23].
• Grus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Grus^[24].
• Grus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Grus'}^[25].
• Grus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Gru'}^[26].
• Grus's different from is recorded as Grus^[27].

Body

Geography

Grus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Grus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+365.5'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Grus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

crane is named after Grus^[12].

Why It Matters

Grus draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #66 of 85).^[2] Grus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Grus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]