Well (Chinese constellation)
Appearance
The Well mansion (井宿, pinyin: Jǐng Xiù ; Japanese: chichiri-boshi) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.
Asterisms
English name | Chinese name | Modern constellation | Number of stars |
Well | 井 | Gemini | 8 |
Battle Axe | 鉞 | Gemini | 1 |
South River | 南河 | Canis Minor | 3 |
North River | 北河 | Gemini | 3 |
Celestial Wine Cup | 天樽 | Gemini | 3 |
Five Feudal Kings | 五諸侯 | Gemini | 5 |
Accumulated Water | 積水 | Auriga | 1 |
Pile of Firewood | 積薪 | Gemini | 1 |
Irrigation Official | 水府 | Orion | 4 |
Water Level | 水位 | Canis Minor/Cancer | 4 |
Four Channels | 四瀆 | Monoceros/Gemini | 4 |
Market for Soldiers | 軍市 | Canis Major | 6 |
Wild Cockerel | 野雞 | Canis Major | 1 |
Grandfather | 丈人 | Columba | 2 |
Son | 子 | Columba | 2 |
Grandson | 孫 | Columba | 2 |
Palace Gate | 闕丘 | Monoceros | 2 |
Celestial Wolf | 天狼 | Canis Major | 1 |
Bow and Arrow | 弧矢 | Canis Major/Puppis | 9 |
Old Man | 老人 | Puppis | 1 |