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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canis Major 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 大犬座 (dà quǎn zuò), meaning "the giant dog constellation".

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Canis Major in Chinese astronomy

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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canis Major is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized...

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Canis Major

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stars of Canis Major and Canis Minor and is the herald of two weeks of hot weather. In Chinese astronomy, the modern constellation of Canis Major is located...

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Ursa Major in Chinese astronomy

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Canes Venatici (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 15 日 Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Venatici the...

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Eta Canis Majoris

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Canis Majoris (η Canis Majoris, abbreviated Eta CMa, η CMa), also named Aludra /əˈluːdrə, əˈljuːdrə/, is a star in the constellation of Canis Major....

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Delta Canis Majoris

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Canis Majoris. As with the rest of Canis Major, Delta Canis Majoris is most visible in winter skies in the northern hemisphere, and summer skies in the...

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Beta Canis Majoris

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Beta Canis Majoris (β Canis Majoris, abbreviated Beta CMa, β CMa), also named Mirzam /ˈmɜːrzəm/, is a star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, the...

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Nu2 Canis Majoris

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Sun's diameter and 11 times its luminosity. In 2011, it was found to have a planet. In Chinese astronomy, ν2 Canis Majoris is called 野雞, Pinyin: Yějī, meaning...

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Epsilon Canis Majoris

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Epsilon Canis Majoris is a binary star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Canis Major. Its name is a Bayer designation that...

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Nu Canis Majoris

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the different asterism in Chinese astronomy. ν1 Canis Majoris was not any member of asterism. ν2 Canis Majoris was stand alone in asterism 野雞 (Yě Jī), Wild...

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List of stars in Canis Major

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ʽAdhārā) (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日 This star is Gould's 145th of Canis Major in his Uranometria...

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Canis Minor

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Canis Minor is confused with Canis Major and given the name Canis Orionis ("Orion's Dog"). In Chinese astronomy, the stars corresponding to Canis Minor...

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List of Chinese star names

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Chinese star names (Chinese: 星名, xīng míng) are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is divided into star mansions (星宿,...

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Sirius

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The ancient Chinese visualized a large bow and arrow across the southern sky, formed by the constellations of Puppis and Canis Major. In this, the arrow...

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Kappa Canis Majoris

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Kappa Canis Majoris, Latinized from κ Canis Majoris, is a solitary, blue-white hued star in the constellation Canis Major. It is visible to the naked...

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Omicron Canis Majoris

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designation Omicron Canis Majoris (ο CMa / ο Canis Majoris) is shared by two stars, in the constellation Canis Major: ο1 Canis Majoris ο2 Canis Majoris They...

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Outline of astronomy

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Xi Canis Majoris

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designation Xi Canis Majoris (ξ CMa / ξ Canis Majoris) is shared by two star systems, in the constellation Canis Major: ξ¹ Canis Majoris ξ² Canis Majoris They...

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Constellation family

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opposite side of the sky from the Hercules Family, includes Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Lepus, and Monoceros. This group of constellations draws from...

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Procyon

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(/ˈproʊsi.ɒn/) is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual...

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FY Canis Majoris

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FY Canis Majoris (FY CMa), also known as HD 58978, is a star about 1,800 light years from the Earth, in the constellation Canis Major (very near the border...

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Chinese constellations

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Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" (Chinese 星官 xīng guān)...

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Monoceros

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west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south, and Hydra to the east. Other bordering constellations include Canis Minor, Lepus, and Puppis. Monoceros...

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Wolf

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The wolf (Canis lupus; pl.: wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty...

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Gates of hell

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river between heaven and hell and the Canis Major and Canis Minor representing dogs that guarded the Gates of Hell. In August 2010, the History Channel premiered...

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Lambda Scorpii

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Sun

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