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The Extended Net mansion (simplified Chinese: 张宿; traditional Chinese: 張宿; pinyin: Zhāng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.

Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars
Extended Net Hydra 6
Celestial Temple 天廟 Antlia/Pyxis 14

References

  1. Stephenson, F. Richard (1994). "13 - Chinese and Korean Star Maps and Catalogs". In Harley, J.B.; Woodward, David (eds.). The History of Cartography (PDF). Part 2. Vol. 2. University of Chicago Press. p. 517.
  2. Penprase, Bryan E. (2017-05-05). The Power of Stars. Springer. p. 43. ISBN 978-3-319-52597-6.
  3. Xu, Junjun (January 2009). "Ancient Chinese constellations". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 5 (S260): 107–115. doi:10.1017/S174392131100319X. ISSN 1743-9221.
Chinese constellations
Three Enclosures (三垣)
Four Symbols (四象) and
Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿)
East – Azure Dragon (青龍)
Horn (角)
Neck (亢)
Root (氐)
Room (房)
Heart (心)
Tail (尾)
Winnowing Basket (箕)
South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Well (井)
Ghost (鬼)
Willow (柳)
Star (星)
Extended Net (張)
Wings (翼)
Chariot (軫)
West – White Tiger (白虎)
Legs (奎)
Bond (婁)
Stomach (胃)
Hairy Head (昴)
Net (畢)
Turtle Beak (觜)
Three Stars (參)
North – Black Tortoise (玄武)
Dipper (斗)
Ox (牛)
Girl (女)
Emptiness (虛)
Rooftop (危)
Encampment (室)
Wall (壁)
Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
Earth


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