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Columba in Chinese astronomy

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The modern constellation Columba lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and The Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天鴿座 (tiān gē zuò), meaning "the heaven dove constellation".

Stars

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

References

Columba in Chinese astronomy Wikipedia