Legs (Chinese constellation)
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The Legs mansion (奎宿, pinyin: Kuí Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.
[edit] Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | Modern constellation | Number of stars |
| Legs | 奎 | Andromeda/Pisces | 16 |
| Outer Fence | 外屏 | Pisces | 7 |
| Celestial Pigsty | 天溷 | Cetus | 4 |
| Master of Constructions | 土司空 | Cetus | 1 |
| Southern Military Gate | 軍南門 | Andromeda | 1 |
| Flying Corridor | 閣道 | Cassiopeia | 6 |
| Auxiliary Road | 附路 | Cassiopeia | 1 |
| Wang Liang[1] | 王良 | Cassiopeia | 5 |
| Whip | 策 | Cassiopeia | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Wang Liang was a famous charioteer during the Spring and Autumn Period.
| 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) |
