Pyxis in Chinese astronomy

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).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 羅盤座 (luó pán zuò), meaning "the compass constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pyxis area consists of:

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) Guǐ Ghost 天狗 Tiāngǒu Celestial Dog
β Pyx[1]天狗四Tiāngǒusì4th star
α Pyx[1]天狗五Tiāngǒuwu5th star
γ Pyx[1]天狗六Tiāngǒuliù6th star
δ Pyx[1]天狗七Tiāngǒuqī7th star
ZhāngExtended Net天廟TiānmiàoCelestial Templeθ Pyx[2]天廟一Tiānmiàoyī1st star
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