Stars in Grus
The brightest star in Grus is Alnair, at apparent magnitude 1.73 and 101 ly from Earth, one of 25 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alnair | 1.73 | 101 ly | B7IV | ~11,092 K |
| 2 | Tiaki | 2.07 | 177 ly | M5III | ~3,635 K |
| 3 | Aldhanab | 3.00 | 211 ly | B8III | ~11,311 K |
| 4 | Epsilon Gru | 3.49 | 129 ly | A3V | ~9,195 K |
| 5 | Iota Gru | 3.88 | 183 ly | K0III SB | ~4,748 K |
| 6 | Delta¹ Gru | 3.97 | 309 ly | G6/G8III | ~4,691 K |
| 7 | Zeta Gru | 4.11 | 109 ly | G8III | ~4,841 K |
| 8 | Delta² Gru | 4.12 | 330 ly | M4.5IIIa | ~3,691 K |
| 9 | Theta Gru | 4.28 | 132 ly | F5me... | ~6,760 K |
| 10 | Lambda Gru | 4.47 | 242 ly | M0III | ~4,036 K |
| 11 | HD 216435 | 6.03 | 108 ly | G0 V | 5,999 K |
| 12 | HD 213240 | 6.81 | 133 ly | G0/1 V | 5,979 K |
| 13 | HIP 111909 | 7.37 | 287 ly | K1 III | 4,891 K |
| 14 | HD 208487 | 7.47 | 147 ly | G2 V | 6,134 K |
| 15 | Itonda | 7.47 | 150 ly | G2V: | ~6,096 K |
| 16 | HD 210193 | 7.83 | 138 ly | G3 V | 5,790 K |
| 17 | GJ 832 | 8.66 | 16.2 ly | M2/3 V | 3,472 K |
| 18 | HIP 113103 | 9.95 | 151 ly | K-type | 4,930 K |
| 19 | WASP-95 | 10.09 | 449 ly | G2 | 5,830 K |
| 20 | HD 211970 | 10.24 | 42.8 ly | K7 V | 4,127 K |
| 21 | HIP 107772 | 10.56 | 77.1 ly | M0 V | 4,006 K |
| 22 | TOI-132 | 11.20 | 534 ly | G8 V | 5,397 K |
| 23 | TOI-4308 | 11.25 | 355 ly | G-type | 5,243 K |
| 24 | TOI-332 | 12.35 | 727 ly | K0 V | 5,251 K |
| 25 | NGTS-14 A | 13.27 | 1,051 ly | K1 V | 5,187 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Grus?
The brightest star in Grus is Alnair, at apparent magnitude 1.73 and 101 ly from Earth, one of 25 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Grus?
The nearest of them is GJ 832, 16 ly away.