| The crane, imagined by Caesius as the Stork of Heaven, curves gently from the southwest from the Southern Fish to become a graceful bird. | 
				
					
						| Symbol | Gru |  
						| Right Ascension | 10:26 |  
						| Declination | -45 |  
						| Diameter (°) | 11 |  
						| Area (square °) | 366 |  
						| Opposition | Aug 28 |  
						| Size Rank | 45th |  
						| Brightness Rank | 34th |  
						| Genitive | Gruis |  |