Pyxis (Chinese astronomy)

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pyxis is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 羅盤座 (luó pán zuò), meaning "the compass constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pyxis area consists of:

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	鬼	Guǐ	Ghost	天狗	Tiāngǒu	Celestial Dog[1]
							β Pyx	天狗四	Tiāngǒusì	4th star
							α Pyx	天狗五	Tiāngǒuwu	5th star
							γ Pyx	天狗六	Tiāngǒuliù	6th star
							δ Pyx	天狗七	Tiāngǒuqī	7th star
	張	Zhāng	Extended Net	天廟	Tiānmiào	Celestial Temple	θ Pyx[2]	天廟一	Tiānmiàoyī	1st star

See also

• Chinese astronomy
• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

1. (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日
2. (Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System

External links

• Pyxis – Chinese associations