Visible at latitudes between +34° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of October.
Abbreviation: Gru
English Name: the Crane
Right ascension: 21h 27.4m to 23h 27.1m
Declination: −36.31° to −56.39°
Area: 366 sq. deg.
Main stars: 8
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 28
Stars with planets: 6
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 3
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 1
Brightest star: α Gru (Alnair) (1.73m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: 0
Bordering constellations
Piscis Austrinus
Microscopium
Indus
Tucana
Phoenix
Sculptor