According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pyxis is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 羅盤座 (luó pán zuò), meaning "the compass constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pyxis area consists of: Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)鬼GuǐGhost天狗TiāngǒuCelestial Dogβ Pyx AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日天狗四Tiāngǒusì4th starα Pyx天狗五Tiāngǒuwu5th starγ Pyx天狗六Tiāngǒuliù 6th starδ Pyx天狗七Tiāngǒuqī 7th star張ZhāngExtended Net天廟TiānmiàoCelestial Templeθ Pyx 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System 天廟一Tiānmiàoyī 1st star
See also Chinese astronomy Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Pyxis – Chinese associations