Pictor_(Chinese_astronomy)

Pictor in Chinese astronomy

Pictor in Chinese astronomy

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The modern constellation Pictor lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què) and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 繪架座 (huì jià zuò), meaning "the easel constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pictor area consists of :

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References

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    (in Chinese) [http://www.newsmth.net/bbsanc.php?path=%2Fgroups%2Fsci.faq%2FAstronomy%2Fbw%2Fall%2Fbak77001%2FM.1070337303.w0 88星座中亮星的中名
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