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Double Stars in Grus The Crane

Here is a listing of the 32 or so best doubles in Grus.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
B 530	213054	1.0	36	7.5	10.5	21:30.8	-38:38	F5
HJ 5275	213058	40.8	201	8.5	11.5	21:31.0	-36:32	F2
HJ 5288	213217	19.7	60	7.5	8.5	21:42.6	-37:56	F0
HD 207129	230846	55.0	356	5.5	8.5	21:48.2	-47:18	G2		Optical Double
ALPHA GRUS	230992	28.3	149	2.0	12.5	22:08.2	-46:57	B5
HJ 5319	213631	2.1	127	7.5	7.5	22:12.0	-38:18	F2
COO 250	231031	5.5	353	7.5	10.0	22:13.0	-49:03	G5
HDO 298	247400	3.4	32	5.5	10.5	22:18.2	-53:36	G1
I 134	247426	0.4	296	8.0	8.5	22:22.6	-56:08	A3
PI(01) GRUS	231105	2.7	201	6.5	11.0	22:22.7	-45:56	G0
PI(02) GRUS	231111	4.6	214	6.0	12.0	22:23.1	-45:55	F0
JC 19	231123	24.8	74	6.5	7.5	22:24.7	-41:26	F5		Optical Double
I 136	231134	1.7	276	7.5	9.0	22:25.9	-45:06	K0	***
HJ 5338	247460	30.3	183	7.0	11.0	22:28.4	-51:47	K5	***
B 562	231163	4.1	360	7.5	14.0	22:29.8	-46:04	G5
HJ 5344	213933	5.0	168	8.0	11.0	22:35.6	-38:43	F2
BU 771	231217	2.7	263	6.0	10.5	22:37.0	-40:35	A2		Sigma(02) Grus
I 138	231223	3.4	278	7.0	11.0	22:37.8	-39:51	F8
B 569	247527	1.7	178	8.5	11.0	22:38.8	-53:44	F0
COO 252	231257	7.8	129	6.5	10.0	22:42.6	-47:12	G1
HJ 5362	231290	10.5	141	7.0	10.0	22:46.7	-46:56	A5
HJ 5366	231336	14.8	252	8.0	9.0	22:52.6	-42:47	A2
TAU02 GRUS	231353	0.3	166	7.5	8.0	22:55.3	-48:27	G0
HU 1335	231376	0.5	100	8.0	8.5	22:58.6	-45:30	G5		Binary, 87 years
BU 1011	214261	2.1	298	6.5	10.0	23:02.6	-36:24	G9	***
UPS GRUS	214313	1.1	211	5.5	9.0	23:06.9	-38:53	A0
THETA GRUS	231444	1.1	75	4.5	7.0	23:06.9	-43:30	F6
DUN 246		8.6	256	6.0	6.5	23:07.3	-50:40	F7
I 1467	231493	0.5	9	7.0	8.5	23:13.2	-49:36	G5
HJ 5390	231532	22.5	44	6.0	10.5	23:16.7	-44:29	K0
DUN 248	247837	0.5	243	6.5	8.0	23:20.8	-50:18	A2		Third component sep 16.8 MAG 9 pa 211
DUN 249	247854	26.5	212	6.5	7.5	23:23.9	-53:48	A5

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
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