Star (Chinese constellation) explained

The Star mansion (星宿, pinyin: Xīng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.

Asterisms

English name Chinese name Number of stars
Star 7
Celestial Premier 天相 3
Celestial Cereals 天稷 5
Xuanyuan[1] 軒轅 17
Maids-In-Waiting[2] 御女 1
High Judge 內平 4

Notes and References

  1. Xuanyuan is the given name of the Yellow Emperor.
  2. The Maids-In-Waiting asterism is made up of only one star, and this star is also the 17th star of the Xuanyuan asterism.