Grus (Gru)
"The Crane"


Location:  R.A. = 22h 30m, Dec. = 45 S

History:  Grus is a newer constellation, first described by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman -- Dutch navigators who mapped the Southern Hemisphere sky during the years 1595 to 1597.  As a result, it has no classical mythology.