Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

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The Three Stars mansion (Traditional Chinese: 參宿; Simplified Chinese: 参宿; pinyin: Cān 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
Three Stars[1]	參	Orion	7
Punishment	伐	Orion	3
Jade Well	玉井	Orion/Eridanus	4
Screen	屏	Lepus	2
Military Well	軍井	Lepus	4
Toilet[2]	廁	Lepus	4
Excrement[3]	屎	Columba	1

[edit] References

1. ^ In ancient times, this asterism only contained three stars of Orion. But later, four more stars were added to it.
2. ^ The Toilet asterism contains the star, Alpha Leporis.
3. ^ The Excrement asterism is the star, Mu Columbae.

Chinese constellations
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)