Pyxis (Chinese astronomy)
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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pyxis
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).
Pyxis
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a mariner's compass...
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 Pyxis 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) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost Ghost (Chinese constellation) The Ghost mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:... |
天狗 | Tiāngǒu | Celestial Dog | ||||
| β Pyx Beta Pyxidis Beta Pyxidis is a binary star system located in the constellation Pyxis. It is an estimated 390 light years from the Earth. The spectrum matches a giant star of spectral class G7Ib-II. It is a young disk star system with space velocity components, U = −11.0, V = +11.8 and... |
天狗四 | Tiāngǒusì | 4th star | |||||||
| α Pyx Alpha Pyxidis Alpha Pyxidis is a giant star in the constellation Pyxis. It has a stellar classification of B1.5III and is a Beta Cephei variable. This star has more than ten times the mass of the Sun and is more than six times the Sun's radius. The surface temperature is 24,300 K and the star is about... |
天狗五 | Tiāngǒuwu | 5th star | |||||||
| γ Pyx Gamma Pyxidis Gamma Pyxidis is a 4th magnitude star in the constellation Pyxis. It is classified as a giant star of composition similar to the Sun, and is located an estimated 209 light years from the Solar System.... |
天狗六 | Tiāngǒuliù | 6th star | |||||||
| δ Pyx | 天狗七 | Tiāngǒuqī | 7th star |