One of twelve southern constellations mapped by Dutch explorer Frederick de Houtman and navigator Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser in 1595-97, formed into constellations by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius, and introduced to the world at large by Johann Bayer, in his 1603 Uranometria. Most of the stars in Grus were listed by Ptolemy, as part of Piscis Austrinus; so Grus was a new constellation, but to a certain extent, merely a division of an old one.

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Gru

β Gru

γ Gru

δ Gru

ε Gru