Alpha Gruis aka Alnair
By Deepika Krishnan
Alpha Gruis
Alpha Gruis is the brightest star in the Grus constellation. It is located in the Main Sequence of the Hertzsprung and Russell Diagram.
STATISTICS ABOUT ALNAIR
Temperature- 13,920 K (Kelvin)
Color- Blue
Luminosity- 263 L (Solar Luminosity)
Absolute Magnitude- -0.74
Apparent Magnitude- +1.74
Mass- 4.0 M (Solar Mass)
Age- 0.10 Gyr (***DOESN'T REPRESENT EARTH YEARS***)
Distance from Earth- 101 Light Years
Spectral Class- BV5
James Dunlop
It is said in 1827, James Dunlop a Scottish Astronomer discovered the Grus constellation. This is where continual research on the constellation took place and therefore Alpha Gruis was discovered.