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Alnair
Alpha Gruis
Alnair
means 'The Bright One', and its
magnitude
of +1.7 certainly makes this
variable
blue
star
the brightest in its home
constellation
of
Grus
, the
Crane
.
Alnair
, brightest of the
stars
that make up
Grus
the
Crane
, is just over one hundred
light years
from the
Solar System
.
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