Star (Chinese constellation)
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The Star mansion (星宿, pinyin: Xīng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.
[edit] Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | Modern constellation | Number of stars |
| Star | 星 | Hydra | 7 |
| Celestial Premier | 天相 | Sextans | 3 |
| Celestial Cereals | 天稷 | Vela | 5 |
| Xuanyuan[1] | 軒轅 | Leo/Lynx | 17 |
| Maids-In-Waiting[2] | 御女 | Leo | 1 |
| High Judge | 內平 | Leo Minor | 4 |
[edit] References
- ^ Xuanyuan is the given name of the Yellow Emperor.
- ^ The Maids-In-Waiting asterism is made up of only one star, and this star is also the 17th star of the Xuanyuan asterism.
| Chinese constellations |
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| Three enclosures (三垣): |
| Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) |
| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿): |
| East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕) |
| South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) |
| West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參) |
| North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) |
