Grus

Summary

Grus is a constellation^[1]. Grus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Grus is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius^[3].
• Grus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Piscis Austrinus^[5].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Microscopium^[6].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Indus^[7].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Tucana^[8].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Phoenix^[9].
• Grus's shares border with is recorded as Sculptor^[10].
• crane is named after Grus^[11].
• Grus is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[12].
• Grus's Commons category is recorded as Grus (constellation)^[13].
• Grus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1597^[14].
• Grus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grus (constellation)^[15].
• Grus's Commons gallery is recorded as Grus (constellation)^[16].
• Grus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Grus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Grus^[18].
• Grus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Grus'}^[19].
• Grus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Gru'}^[20].
• Grus's different from is recorded as Grus^[21].
• Grus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+365.5'}^[22].
• Grus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Constellations^[23].
• Grus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Astronomy^[24].

Body

Geography

Grus is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Grus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+365.5'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Grus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].

History and Context

crane is named after Grus^[11].

Why It Matters

Grus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Grus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]