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Grus (Crane, Gru)
subject			fact

Grus	is a part of celestial sphere
	has historical image
	has genitive Gruis
	has boundary
	has synonym Crane
	has historical origin the crane or Phoenicopterus (Flamingo), in the past used to be part of Piscis Austrinus.
	has acronym Gru
	is an instance of constellation named by Bayer
constellation named by Bayer	is named by Johann Bayer
constellation	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value