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    Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" (Chinese 星官 xīng guān). The Chinese asterisms are generally smaller than the constellations of Hellenistic tradition. The Song dynasty (13th-century) Suzhou planisphere … See more

    The Chinese system developed independently from the Greco-Roman system since at least the 5th century BC, although there may have been earlier mutual influence, suggested by parallels to ancient See more

    The Chinese word for "star, heavenly body" is 星 xīng. The character 星 originally had a more complicated form: 曐, a phono-semantic character (形聲字) whose semantic portion, … See more

    Ancient Chinese astronomers designated names to the visible stars systematically, roughly more than one thousand years before Johann Bayer did it in a similar way. Basically, every star is assigned to an asterism. Then a number is given to the individual stars in … See more

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  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipper_(Chinese_constellation)

    11 rows · The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of …

  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_(Chinese_constellation)

    12 rows · Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing Root: 氐: Libra: …

  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(Chinese_constellation)

    Wings (Chinese constellation) The Wings mansion (翼宿, pinyin: Yì Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the …

  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 …

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    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(Chinese_constellation)

      Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Ghost: 鬼: Cancer: 4 Cumulative Corpses: 積尸: Cancer: 1 Beacon Fire: 爟: Cancer: 4 Celestial Dog: 天狗: Pyxis/Vela: 7 Outer Kitchen: …

    • https://calendars.fandom.com/wiki/Chinese_constellation

      Chinese constellations(Chinese: 星官, xīngguān) are the groupings used in traditional Chinese culture to organize the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU-recognized …

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beidou

      The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS; Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; pinyin: Běidǒu Wèixīng Dǎoháng Xìtǒng) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate …

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation

      A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. The origins of the earliest

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      Jun 16, 2022 · Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Net: 畢: Taurus: 8 Whisper: 附耳: Taurus: 1 Celestial Street: 天街: Taurus: 2 Celestial Tally: 天節: Taurus: 8 …

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