Pyxis (Chinese astronomy)
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 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天狗 | Tiāngǒu | Celestial Dog[1] | ||||
| β Pyx | 天狗四 | Tiāngǒusì | 4th star | |||||||
| α Pyx | 天狗五 | Tiāngǒuwu | 5th star | |||||||
| γ Pyx | 天狗六 | Tiāngǒuliù | 6th star | |||||||
| δ Pyx | 天狗七 | Tiāngǒuqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 張 | Zhāng | Extended Net | 天廟 | Tiānmiào | Celestial Temple | θ Pyx[2] | 天廟一 | Tiānmiàoyī | 1st star |
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