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List of star names in Grus

Last updated April 15, 2025

This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Grus. (Used modern western astronomy and uranography only).

List

star	proper name	derivation
α Gru	Alnair	Arabic
γ Gru	Al Dhanab	Arabic
θ Gru	NONE	Arabic

Etymologies

α Gru

Alnair, Al Nair (Al Na'ir):

＜ (ar) an-nayyir, "the bright one" ＜ (scientific Arabic)^[1]al-Nayyir min Dhanab al-ḥūt (al-Janūbiyy), "the Bright (star) belongs to the Tail of (the constellation of) the (Southern) Fish", for this star.

γ Gru

Al Dhanab:

＜ (ar) al-dhanab, "the tail" ＜ (scientific Arabic) al-dhanab al-ḥūt (al-Janūbiyy), "the tail of (the constellation of) the (Southern) Fish", for this star.

θ Gru

No Arabic Name Available

＜ A fairly large and bright star located west of the constellation Grus. Follows the same paths as many of the other stars in Grus, for example Gamma and Alpha Gruis in history and mythology

Notes

↑ See Kunitzsch & Smart (2006) p.4.

References

Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York City: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-21079-0.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.
Laffitte, Roland; Gelin, Mathilde (2002). Héritages arabes: Des noms arabes pour les étoiles (2^éme revue et corrigée ed.). Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geunthner / Les Cahiers de l'Orient.

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[1] See Kunitzsch & Smart (2006) p.4.

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