Ghost (Chinese constellation)

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The Ghost mansion (Chinese: 鬼宿; pinyin: Guǐ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.

Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars
Ghost	鬼	Cancer	3
Cumulative Corpses	積尸	Cancer	1
Beacon Fire	爟	Cancer	4
Celestial Dog	天狗	Pyxis/Vela	7
Outer Kitchen	外廚	Hydra	6
Celestial Earth God's Temple	天社	Vela	6
Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals	天記	Vela	1

Three Enclosures (三垣)

East – Azure Dragon (青龍) Horn (角) Neck (亢) Root (氐) Room (房) Heart (心) Tail (尾) Winnowing Basket (箕)
South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀) Well (井) Ghost (鬼) Willow (柳) Star (星) Extended Net (張) Wings (翼) Chariot (軫)
West – White Tiger (白虎) Legs (奎) Bond (婁) Stomach (胃) Hairy Head (昴) Net (畢) Turtle Beak (觜) Three Stars (參)
North – Black Tortoise (玄武) Dipper (斗) Ox (牛) Girl (女) Emptiness (虛) Rooftop (危) Encampment (室) Wall (壁)
Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍) Earth