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The Horn mansion (??, pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Jiao Xił) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions
Twenty-eight mansions

Chinese constellation#The_Twenty-Eight_Mansions are the 28 mansions in Chinese astronomy....
 of the Chinese constellation
Chinese constellation

Chinese constellations are the way ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern International Astronomical Union recognized constellations....
s. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon
Azure Dragon (Chinese constellation)

The Azure Dragon is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the Azure Dragon of the East , and it is known as Seiryuu in Japan and Cheongryong in Korea....
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The Horn mansion (??, pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Jiao Xił) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions
Twenty-eight mansions

Chinese constellation#The_Twenty-Eight_Mansions are the 28 mansions in Chinese astronomy....
 of the Chinese constellation
Chinese constellation

Chinese constellations are the way ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern International Astronomical Union recognized constellations....
s. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon
Azure Dragon (Chinese constellation)

The Azure Dragon is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the Azure Dragon of the East , and it is known as Seiryuu in Japan and Cheongryong in Korea....
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Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation
Constellation

A constellation is a group of stars that appear to have a physical proximity in the sky. The stars in a constellation are often vastly distant from each other, but they appear close to each other from the perspective of Earth....
 
Number of stars
Horn ? Virgo
Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky....
 
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Flat Road ?? Virgo
Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky....
 
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Celestial Farmland ?? Virgo
Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky....
 
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Recommending Virtuous Men ?? Virgo
Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky....
 
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Tripod of the Zhou ?? Coma Berenices
Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices...
 
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Celestial Gate ?? Virgo
Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky....
 
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Justice ? Hydra
Hydra (constellation)

Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees. It has a long history, having been included among the 48 constellations listed by the 1st century astronomer Ptolemy....
 
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Arsenal ?? Centaurus
Centaurus

Centaurus is a bright constellation in the celestial sphere. list of constellations by area constellations in the sky, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by of 1st century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations....
 
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Pillars ? Centaurus
Centaurus

Centaurus is a bright constellation in the celestial sphere. list of constellations by area constellations in the sky, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by of 1st century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations....
/Lupus
Lupus (constellation)

Lupus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations, listed by the 1st century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations....
 
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Railings ? Centaurus
Centaurus

Centaurus is a bright constellation in the celestial sphere. list of constellations by area constellations in the sky, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by of 1st century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations....
 
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Southern Gate ?? Centaurus
Centaurus

Centaurus is a bright constellation in the celestial sphere. list of constellations by area constellations in the sky, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by of 1st century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations....
 
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