Rooftop (Chinese constellation)

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The Rooftop mansion (Chinese: 危宿; pinyin: Wēi Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

[edit] Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	Modern constellation	Number of stars
Rooftop	危	Aquarius/Pegasus	3
Tomb	墳墓	Aquarius	4
Humans	人	Pegasus	4
Pestle	杵	Pegasus/Lacerta	3
Mortar	臼	Pegasus/Cygnus	4
Big Yard for Chariots	車府	Cygnus/Lacerta	7
Celestial Hook	天鈎	Cepheus/Draco	9
Zao Fu [1]	造父	Cepheus	5
Roofing	蓋屋	Aquarius	2
Temple	虛梁	Aquarius	4
Celestial Money	天錢	Piscis Austrinus	5

[edit] References

v • d • e Chinese constellations Three enclosures (三垣) Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) 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) Centre: Yellow Dragon (黃龙, sometimes)