Bond (Chinese constellation)
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Leu (or Low) sieu (simplified Chinese: 娄宿; traditional Chinese: 婁宿; pinyin: Lóu Xiù) meaning "the Train of a garment", is one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of traditional Chinese astronomy. It is one of the mansions of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).
The asterisms in the Region of Leu (婁宿天區)
Asterism | Chinese name[1] | Meaning | Modern constellation | Number of stars | Alternative names | Notes | Representing |
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Leu | 婁(娄) | the Train of a garment | Aries | 3 | 天狱[citation needed], 降婁 (降娄)[citation needed], 郁车宫[citation needed] | [2] | The lasso which was used to hang the sacrificed animal and the sickle for cutting the harvest |
Tso Kang | 左更 | the Left Watch | Aries | 5 | [3] | Forestry manager | |
Yew Kang | 右更 | The Right-hand Watch | Pisces | 5 | [4] | Livestock manager | |
Tien Yuen | 天倉 (天仓) | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Cetus | 6 | [5] | Second granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |
Tien Yu | 天庾 | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Fornax | 3 | [6] | Third granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |
Tien Ta Tseang | 天大將軍 (天大将军) | Heaven's Great General | Andromeda Perseus Triangulum | 11 | 天將軍,[7][8] 大將軍[citation needed], 將軍[9] | [10] | The great general of the heavens and ten subordinate officers |
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See also
References
- Allen, R. H. (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-21079-0.
- 大崎正次 (1987). 『中国の星座の歴史』 雄山閣出版.
External links
- 陳冠中, 陳輝樺 「中國古代的星象系統 (71): 婁宿天區」[permanent dead link] - 天文教育資訊網 (AEEA)
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Chinese constellations
- Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣)
- Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣)
- Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣)
Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿)
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