Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
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The Three Stars mansion (traditional Chinese: 參宿; simplified Chinese: 参宿; pinyin: Shēn Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. This collection of seven bright stars is visible during winter in the Northern Hemisphere (summer in the Southern).
[edit] Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | European 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
- ^ In ancient times, this asterism only contained three stars of Orion. But later, four more stars were added to it.
- ^ The Toilet asterism contains the star, Alpha Leporis.
- ^ The Excrement asterism is the star, Mu Columbae.
| 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) |
