Ox (Chinese constellation)
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The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.
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| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars |
| Ox | 牛 | Capricornus | 6 |
| Celestial Farmland | 天田 | Capricornus/Microscopium | 4 |
| Nine Water Wells | 九坎 | Microscopium | 4 |
| Drum at the River | 河鼓 | Aquila | 3 |
| Weaving Girl | 織女 | Lyra | 3 |
| Left Flag | 左旗 | Aquila/Sagitta | 9 |
| Right Flag | 右旗 | Aquila | 9 |
| Celestial Drumstick | 天桴 | Aquila | 4 |
| Network of Dykes | 羅堰 | Capricornus | 3 |
| Clepsydra Terrace | 漸臺 | Lyra | 4 |
| Imperial Passageway | 輦道 | Lyra/Cygnus | 5 |
| Chinese constellations |
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| Three enclosures (三垣): |
| Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) |
| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿): |
| 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) |
