Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

Shēn Xiù map

The Three Stars mansion (simplified Chinese: 参宿; traditional Chinese: 參宿; 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).

Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars
Three Stars[1]	參Shen	Orion	7
Punishment	伐Fa	Orion	3
Jade Well	玉井Yu Jing	Orion/Eridanus	4
Screen	屏Ping	Lepus	2
Military Well	軍井Jun Jing	Lepus	4
Toilet[2]	廁Ce	Lepus	4
Excrement[3]	屎Shi	Columba	1

References

1. In ancient times, this asterism only contained three stars of Orion. But later, four more stars were added to it.
2. The Toilet asterism contains the star, Alpha Leporis.
3. The Excrement asterism is the star, Mu Columbae.