Ghost (Chinese constellation)

The Ghost mansion (Chinese: 鬼宿; pinyin: Guǐ 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
Ghost Cancer 3
Cumulative Corpses 積尸 Cancer 1
Beacon Fire Cancer 4
Celestial Dog 天狗 Pyxis/Vela 7
Outer Kitchen 外廚 Hydra 6
Celestial Earth God's Temple 天社 Vela 6
Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals 天記 Vela 1
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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)
Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
Earth