Net (Chinese constellation)
Appearance
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The Net mansion (simplified Chinese: 毕宿; traditional Chinese: 畢宿; pinyin: Bìxiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.[1] It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.
Asterisms
[edit]English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars |
---|---|---|---|
Net | 畢 | Taurus | 8 |
Whisper | 附耳 | Taurus | 1 |
Celestial Street | 天街 | Taurus | 2 |
Celestial Tally | 天節 | Taurus | 8 |
Feudal Kings | 諸王 | Taurus | 6 |
Celestial High Terrace | 天高 | Taurus | 4 |
Interpreters of Nine Dialects | 九州殊口 | Eridanus | 6 |
Five Chariots | 五車 | Auriga/Taurus | 5 |
Pillars | 柱 | Auriga | 9 |
Celestial Pier | 天潢 | Auriga | 5 |
Pool of Harmony | 咸池 | Auriga | 3 |
Celestial Gate | 天關 | Taurus | 1 |
Banner of Three Stars | 參旗 | Orion | 9 |
Imperial Military Flag | 九斿 | Taurus/Eridanus/Lepus | 9 |
Celestial Orchard | 天園 | Eridanus/Phoenix | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "中國星區、星官及星名英譯表 « 星座與神話 | 香港太空館". www.lcsd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2022-06-16.