According to traditional
Chinese uranography, the modern constellation
Circinus
Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. Its name is Latin for compass (drawing tool), compass, referring to the Technical drawing, drafting tool used ...
is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, ''Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng'').
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 圓規座 (''yuán guī zuò''), meaning "the compass constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Circinus area consists of:
See also
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Traditional Chinese star names
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Chinese constellations
Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" (Chinese ''xīng guān'').
The Chinese asterisms are generally smaller than the constellations of Hellenistic t ...
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External links
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Astronomy in China
Circinus (constellation)