Ox (Chinese constellation)

Niú Xiù map

The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation Number of starsRepresenting
Ox Capricornus 6The ox hanged by the rope
Celestial Farmland 天田 Capricornus/Microscopium 4Son from heaven
Nine Water Wells 九坎 Microscopium 4Nine irrigation wells
Drum at the River 河鼓 Aquila 3Military drums in the sky
Weaving Girl 織女 Lyra 3The girl who skilled in weaving of fairy folk
Left Flag 左旗 Aquila/Sagitta 9Banners in the left
Right Flag 右旗 Aquila 9Banners in the right
Celestial Drumstick 天桴 Aquila 4Drum at the River stick
Network of Dykes 羅堰 Capricornus 3Mound for irrigation system
Clepsydra Terrace 漸臺 Lyra 4Water for clepsydra
Imperial Passageway 輦道 Lyra/Cygnus 5Passage for imperial chariot
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 23, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.