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
- ^ Zao Fu was a famous chariot driver.
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