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

1. ^ Xuanyuan is the given name of the Yellow Emperor.
2. ^ 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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