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Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing Legs: 奎: Andromeda/Pisces: 16: Possibly it is the rear legs or feet of the White Tiger. Alternatively, it was also seen as a wild boar. Outer Fence: 外屏: Pisces: 7: A fence to screen off the cesspit of Celestial Pigsty (Tiānhùn) Celestial Pigsty: 天溷: Cetus: 4: A manure ...
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The following is a list of the 88 IAU constellations with the Chinese translation of their names. Each linked article provides a list of the (traditional) Chinese names of the stars within each (modern) constellation.
Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cassiopeiae, abbreviated Beta Cas or β Cas), officially named Caph / ˈ k æ f /, [11] [12] is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is a giant star belonging to the spectral class F2 .
The modern constellation Cassiopeia lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
In 1981, based on Yixiang Kaocheng and Yixiang Kaocheng Xubian, the first complete map of Chinese stars and constellations was published by Yi Shitong (伊世同). [5] The list is based on Atlas Comparing Chinese and Western Star Maps and Catalogues by Yi Shitong (1981) and Star Charts in Ancient China by Chen Meidong (1996).
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Kuimulang (Chinese: 奎木狼; lit. 'The Wood Wolf of Legs') is a deity in traditional Chinese spiritual beliefs. He is considered to be one of the 28 Mansions, which are Chinese constellations. These constellations are the same as those studied in Western astrology.