Puppis (Chinese astronomy)
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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Puppis
is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
Puppis
Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is the Latin word for the poop deck of a ship, and Puppis represents the deck of the ship and its deckhouses...
is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Puppis area consists of:| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well Well (Chinese constellation) The Well mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:... |
弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | ||||
| HD 63032 | 弧矢三 | Húshǐsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| χ Pup | 弧矢四 | Húshǐsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ο Pup | 弧矢五 | Húshǐwu | 5th star | |||||||
| k1 Pup K Puppis k Puppis is a Bayer designation given to an optical double star in the constellation Puppis, the two components being k1 Puppis and k2 Puppis. Note that the designation here is "k" not "kappa" as some astronomers teach. Many of Puppis' stellar designations are English labels... |
弧矢六 | Húshǐliù | 6th star | |||||||
| π Pup Pi Puppis Pi Puppis is a star in the constellation Puppis.In Chinese, , meaning Bow and Arrow, refers to an asterism consisting of π Puppis, δ Canis Majoris, η Canis Majoris, c Puppis, ZI 674, ο Puppis, κ Puppis, ε Canis Majoris and κ Canis Majoris... |
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| 弧矢九 | Húshǐjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 天节北星 | Tiānjiéběixīng | Star in the north of Celestial Tally Net (Chinese constellation) The Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:... constellation |
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| ξ Pup Xi Puppis Xi Puppis is a star of magnitude +3.34 in the constellation Puppis. It has the traditional name Asmidiske , a misplacement and mistransliteration of Aspidiske, the traditional name of ι Carinae.... |
弧矢增十七 | Húshǐzēngshíqī | Extended 17th star | |||||||
| ζ Pup Zeta Puppis Zeta Puppis is a star in the constellation of Puppis. It is also known by the traditional names Naos and Suhail Hadar in Arabic.... |
弧矢增二十二 | Húshǐzēngèrshíèr | Extended 22nd star | |||||||
| ρ Pup | 弧矢增三十二 | Húshǐzēngsānshíèr | Extended 32nd star |