Horn (Chinese constellation)

Jiǎo Xiù map

The Horn mansion (角宿, pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.

Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation Number of starsRepresenting
Horn Virgo 2Azure Dragon's angle
Flat Road 平道 Virgo 2Officer's road
Celestial Farmland 天田 Virgo 2The son of heaven
Recommending Virtuous Men 進賢 Virgo 1The recommended virtuous men
Tripod of the Zhou 周鼎 Coma Berenices 3The God Tripod or imperial power
Celestial Gate 天門 Virgo 2The door of the zodiac
Justice Hydra 2Judge prison decree
Arsenal 庫樓 Centaurus 10The armory
Pillars Centaurus/Lupus 11Pillars which support the library floor
Railings Centaurus 4Hall side railings where soldiers practice
Southern Gate 南門 Centaurus 2Library House South Gate
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