Astronomy:Horn (Chinese constellation)
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The Horn mansion (角宿, pinyin: Jiǎo 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 stars | Representing |
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Horn | 角 | Virgo | 2 | Azure Dragon's angle |
Flat Road | 平道 | Virgo | 2 | Officer's road |
Celestial Farmland | 天田 | Virgo | 2 | The son of heaven |
Recommending Virtuous Men | 進賢 | Virgo | 1 | The recommended virtuous men |
Tripod of the Zhou | 周鼎 | Coma Berenices | 3 | The God Tripod or imperial power |
Celestial Gate | 天門 | Virgo | 2 | The door of the zodiac |
Justice | 平 | Hydra | 2 | Judge prison decree |
Arsenal | 庫樓 | Centaurus | 10 | The armory |
Pillars | 柱 | Centaurus/Lupus | 11 | Pillars which support the library floor |
Railings | 衡 | Centaurus | 4 | Hall side railings where soldiers practice |
Southern Gate | 南門 | Centaurus | 2 | Library House South Gate |
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