Star (Chinese constellation)

Xīng Xiù map

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.[1]

Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars
Star 星 Hydra 7
Celestial Premier 天相 Sextans 3
Celestial Cereals 天稷 Vela 5
Xuanyuan[2] 軒轅 Leo/Lynx 17[3]
Maids-In-Waiting[4] 御女 Leo 1
High Judge 內平 Leo Minor 4

References

  1. ^ "The Chinese Sky". International Dunhuang Project. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  2. ^ Xuanyuan is the given name of the Yellow Emperor.
  3. ^ "Xuanyuan (轩辕)". All Skies Encyclopaedia. IAU Working Group on Star Names. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. ^ The Maids-In-Waiting asterism is made up of only one star, and this star is also the 17th star of the Xuanyuan asterism.
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