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77 relations: Alnitak, Alpha Aquarii, Alpha Crateris, Alpha Librae, Alpha Pegasi, Alphard, Astronomy, Azure Dragon, Bansenshukai, Beta Aquarii, Beta Arietis, Beta Capricorni, Black Tortoise, Bond (Chinese constellation), Chariot (Chinese constellation), Chinese constellations, Delta Hydrae, Dipper (Chinese constellation), Ecliptic, Electra (star), Emptiness (Chinese constellation), Encampment (Chinese constellation), Epsilon Aquarii, Epsilon Tauri, Eta Andromedae, Extended Net, Four Symbols (China), Gamma Corvi, Gamma Pegasi, Gamma Sagittarii, Ghost (Chinese constellation), Girl (Chinese constellation), Hairy Head, Heart (Chinese constellation), Horn (Chinese constellation), Indian astronomy, International Dunhuang Project, Kappa Virginis, Legs (Chinese constellation), Lunar mansion, Lunar month, Meissa, Moon, Mu Geminorum, Mu Scorpii, Nakshatra, Neck (Chinese constellation), Net (Chinese constellation), Ox (Chinese constellation), Phi Sagittarii, ..., Pi Scorpii, Pinyin, Roof (Chinese constellation), Room (Chinese constellation), Root (Chinese constellation), Sigma Scorpii, Spica, Star (Chinese constellation), Star Names, Stomach (Chinese constellation), Sun, Tail (Chinese constellation), Taoism, Theta Cancri, Three Stars (Chinese constellation), Tropical year, Turtle Beak, Upsilon1 Hydrae, Vermilion Bird, Wall (Chinese constellation), Well (Chinese constellation), White Tiger (China), Willow (Chinese constellation), Wings (Chinese constellation), Winnowing Basket (Chinese constellation), Zodiac, 35 Arietis. Expand index (27 more) »
Alnitak
Alnitak, designated Zeta Orionis (ζ Orionis, abbreviated Zeta Ori, ζ Ori) and 50 Orionis (50 Ori), is a multiple star several hundred parsecs from the Sun in the constellation of Orion.
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Alpha Aquarii
Alpha Aquarii (α Aquarii, abbreviated Alpha Aqr, α Aqr), also named Sadalmelik, is a single star in the constellation of Aquarius.
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Alpha Crateris
Alpha Crateris (α Crateris, abbreviated Alpha Crt, α Crt), also named Alkes, is a star in the constellation of Crater.
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Alpha Librae
Alpha Librae (α Librae, abbreviated Alpha Lib, α Lib), is a double star and despite its 'alpha' designation the second-brightest star in the constellation of Libra.
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Alpha Pegasi
Alpha Pegasi (α Pegasi, abbreviated Alpha Peg, α Peg), also named Markab, is the third-brightest star in the constellation of Pegasus and one of the four stars in the asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus.
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Alphard
Alphard, also designated Alpha Hydrae (α Hydrae, abbreviated Alpha Hya, α Hya) is the brightest star in the constellation of Hydra.
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Astronomy
Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
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Azure Dragon
The Azure Dragon (青龍 Qīnglóng), also known as Bluegreen Dragon, Green Dragon, or also called the Blue Dragon (蒼龍 Cānglóng), is one of the Dragon Gods who represent the mount or chthonic forces of the Five Forms of the Highest Deity (五方上帝 Wǔfāng Shàngdì).
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Bansenshukai
Bansenshukai (萬川集海, translated 'Sea of Myriad Rivers Merging') is a Japanese book containing a collection of knowledge from the clans in the Iga and Kōga regions that had been devoted to the training of ninja.
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Beta Aquarii
Beta Aquarii (β Aquarii, abbreviated Beta Aqr, β Aqr) is a double star in the constellation of Aquarius.
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Beta Arietis
Beta Arietis (β Arietis, abbreviated Beta Ari, β Ari), also named Sheratan, is a star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Aries, marking the ram's second horn.
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Beta Capricorni
Beta Capricorni (β Capricorni, abbreviated Beta Cap, β Cap) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Capricornus and located 328 light years from the Sun.
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Black Tortoise
The Black Tortoise or Black Turtle is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.
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Bond (Chinese constellation)
Leu (or Low) sieu meaning "the Train of a garment", was one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of the traditional Chinese astronomy.
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Chariot (Chinese constellation)
The Chariot mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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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).
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Delta Hydrae
Delta Hydrae, Latinized from δ Hydrae, is a double star in the equatorial constellation of Hydra.
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Dipper (Chinese constellation)
The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Ecliptic
The ecliptic is the circular path on the celestial sphere that the Sun follows over the course of a year; it is the basis of the ecliptic coordinate system.
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Electra (star)
Electra, also designated 17 Tauri, is a blue-white giant star in the constellation of Taurus.
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Emptiness (Chinese constellation)
The Emptiness mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Encampment (Chinese constellation)
The Encampment mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Epsilon Aquarii
Epsilon Aquarii (ε Aquarii, abbreviated Epsilon Aqr, ε Aqr), also named Albali, is a star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Aquarius.
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Epsilon Tauri
Epsilon Tauri (ε Tauri, abbreviated Epsilon Tau, ε Tau), also named Ain, is an orange giant star located approximately 45 parsecs (147 light-years) from the Sun in the constellation of Taurus.
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Eta Andromedae
Eta Andromedae (Eta And, η Andromedae, η And) is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation of Andromeda.
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Extended Net
The Extended Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Four Symbols (China)
The Four Symbols (literally meaning "four images") are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations.
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Gamma Corvi
Gamma Corvi (γ Corvi, abbreviated Gamma Crv, γ Crv) is a binary star and the brightest star in the southern constellation of Corvus, having an apparent visual magnitude of 2.59.
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Gamma Pegasi
Gamma Pegasi (γ Pegasi, abbreviated Gamma Peg or γ Peg), also named Algenib, is a star in the constellation of Pegasus, located at the southwest corner of the asterism known as the Great Square.
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Gamma Sagittarii
The Bayer designation γ Sagittarii (Gamma Sagittarii) is shared by two stars in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Ghost (Chinese constellation)
The Ghost mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Girl (Chinese constellation)
The Girl mansion (女宿, pinyin: Nǚ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Hairy Head
The Hairy Head mansion (昴宿, pinyin: Mǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Heart (Chinese constellation)
The Heart mansion (心宿, pinyin: Xīn Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Horn (Chinese constellation)
The Horn mansion (角宿, pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Indian astronomy
Indian astronomy has a long history stretching from pre-historic to modern times.
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International Dunhuang Project
The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise manuscripts, printed texts, paintings, textiles and artefacts from Dunhuang and various other archaeological sites at the eastern end of the Silk Road.
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Kappa Virginis
Kappa Virginis (κ Virginis, abbreviated Kap Vir, κ Vir), also named Kang, is a solitary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo.
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Legs (Chinese constellation)
The Legs mansion (奎宿, pinyin: Kuí Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Lunar mansion
A lunar mansion is a segment of the ecliptic (often called a station or house) through which the Moon passes in its orbit around Earth, often used by ancient cultures as part of their calendar system. In general, though not always, the zodiac is divided into 27 or 28 segments relative to the fixed stars – one for each day of the lunar month.
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Lunar month
In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive syzygies (new moons or full moons).
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Meissa
Meissa, designated Lambda Orionis (λ Orionis, abbreviated Lambda Ori, λ Ori) is a star in the constellation of Orion.
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Moon
The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.
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Mu Geminorum
Mu Geminorum (μ Geminorum, abbreviated Mu Gem, μ Gem) is a double star in the northern constellation of Gemini.
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Mu Scorpii
The Bayer designation Mu Scorpii (μ Sco, μ Scorpii) is shared by two star systems, in the constellation Scorpius.
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Nakshatra
Nakshatra (Sanskrit: नक्षत्र, IAST: Nakṣatra) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology.
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Neck (Chinese constellation)
The Neck mansion (亢宿, pinyin: Kàng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Net (Chinese constellation)
The Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Ox (Chinese constellation)
The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Phi Sagittarii
Phi Sagittarii (Phi Sgr, φ Sagittarii, φ Sgr) is a star in the southern constellation of Sagittarius.
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Pi Scorpii
Pi Scorpii (π Scorpii, abbreviated Pi Sco, π Sco) is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Scorpius.
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Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin Romanization, often abbreviated to pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese in mainland China and to some extent in Taiwan.
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Roof (Chinese constellation)
The Roof mansion is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Room (Chinese constellation)
The Room mansion (房宿, pinyin: Fáng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Root (Chinese constellation)
The Root mansion (氐宿, pinyin: Dī Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Sigma Scorpii
Sigma Scorpii (σ Scorpii, abbreviated Sig Sco, σ Sco), is a multiple star system in the constellation of Scorpius.
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Spica
Spica, also designated Alpha Virginis (α Virginis, abbreviated Alpha Vir, α Vir), is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and the 16th brightest star in the night sky.
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Star (Chinese constellation)
The Star mansion (星宿, pinyin: Xīng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Star Names
Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning is an 1899 book by Richard Hinckley Allen that discusses the names of stars, constellations, and their histories.
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Stomach (Chinese constellation)
The Stomach mansion (胃宿, pinyin: Wèi Xiù) is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
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Tail (Chinese constellation)
The Tail mansion (尾宿, pinyin: Wěi Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Taoism
Taoism, also known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as ''Dao'').
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Theta Cancri
Theta Cancri, Latinized from θ Cancri, is a multiple star system in the zodiac constellation of Cancer, 410 light years from Earth.
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Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
The Three Stars mansion is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Tropical year
A tropical year (also known as a solar year) is the time that the Sun takes to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, as seen from Earth; for example, the time from vernal equinox to vernal equinox, or from summer solstice to summer solstice.
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Turtle Beak
The Turtle Beak mansion (觜宿, pinyin: Zī Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Upsilon1 Hydrae
Upsilon¹ Hydrae (υ¹ Hydrae, abbreviated Ups¹ Hya, υ¹ Hya), also named Zhang, is a yellow-hued star in the constellation of Hydra.
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Vermilion Bird
The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.
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Wall (Chinese constellation)
The Wall mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Well (Chinese constellation)
The Well mansion (井宿, pinyin: Jǐng Xiù; Japanese: chichiri-boshi) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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White Tiger (China)
The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.
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Willow (Chinese constellation)
The Willow mansion (柳宿, pinyin: Liǔ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Wings (Chinese constellation)
The Wings mansion (翼宿, pinyin: Yì Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Winnowing Basket (Chinese constellation)
The Winnowing Basket mansion (箕宿, pinyin: Jī Xiù) is one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Chinese constellations.
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Zodiac
The zodiac is an area of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year.
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35 Arietis
35 Arietis (abbreviated 35 Ari) is a binary star in the northern constellation of Aries.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-Eight_Mansions
