According to traditional
Chinese uranography, the modern constellation
Sextans
Sextans is a minor equatorial constellation which was introduced in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius. Its name is Latin for the astronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his observations.
Notable features
Sextans as ...
is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as
The Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, ''Nán Fāng Zhū Què'').
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 六分仪座 (''liù fēn yí zuò''), meaning "the six-part apparatus constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Sextans area consists of:
See also
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Traditional Chinese star names
Chinese star names ( Chinese: , ''xīng míng'') are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is divided into star mansions (, ''xīng xiù'', also translated as "lodges") and asterisms (, ''xīng guān''). The system of ...
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Chinese constellations
References
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External links
Sextans – Chinese associations香港太空館https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
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中國星區、星官及星名英譯表*
台灣自然科學博物館http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/ 天文教育資訊網]
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中國古天文*
Astronomy in China
Sextans (constellation)