Tail (Chinese constellation)

Wěi Xiù map

The Tail mansion (尾宿, pinyin: Wěi 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
Tail Scorpius 9Azure Dragon's tail, refer to the temple
Changing Room 神宮 Scorpius 1Changing rooms in the temple
Tortoise Ara 5Galaxy in the turtle, refer to the good and bad
Celestial River 天江 Ophiuchus 4The silver-river-shaped galaxy
Fuyue 傅說 Scorpius 1 Fu Yue was a former slave that became a high-ranking minister to Shang Dynasty ruler, Wu Ding
Fish Scorpius 1Fish in the galaxy

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