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Grus

Grus: Grus is a constellation in the southern sky that represents a crane. It was created by Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century based on the observations of Dutch explorers. It is part of the "Southern Birds" group of constellations along with Pavo, Phoenix and Tucana.
Bright Stars: Grus has several bright stars, such as Alnair (Alpha Gruis), the brightest star in the constellation, Beta Gruis, a red giant variable star, and Gamma Gruis, a blue-white subgiant. It also has some notable double stars, such as Delta, Mu and Pi Gruis.
Exoplanets: Six star systems in Grus are known to have planets, including Tau 1 Gruis, a yellow star with a Jupiter-like planet, Gliese 832, a red dwarf with a super-Earth, and WASP-95, a sunlike star with a hot Jupiter.
Deep-Sky Objects: Grus contains some interesting deep-sky objects, such as IC 5148, a planetary nebula nicknamed the spare-tyre nebula, the Grus Quartet, a group of four interacting galaxies, and NGC 7424, a barred spiral galaxy with a supernova and two ultraluminous X-ray sources.
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