Lynx (Chinese astronomy)

The modern constellation Lynx 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 天貓座 (tiān māo zuò), meaning "the celestial cat constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols / EnclosuresMansion / Enclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures (三垣) 紫微垣[1] Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure 內階[1] Nèijiē Inner Steps
19 Lyn 內階增一Nèijiēzēngyī 1st additional star
18 Lyn 內階增二Nèijiēzēngèr 2nd additional star
24 Lyn 內階增三Nèijiēzēngsān 3rd additional star
30 Lyn 內階增四Nèijiēzēngsì 4th additional star
29 Lyn 內階增五Nèijiēzēngwǔ 5th additional star
八穀[1] Bāgǔ Eight Kinds of Crops
1 Lyn 八穀增二十一Bāgǔzēngèrshíyī 21st additional star
3 Lyn 八穀增二十二Bāgǔzēngèrshíèr 22nd additional star
8 Lyn 八穀增二十三Bāgǔzēngèrshísān 23rd additional star
10 Lyn 八穀增二十四Bāgǔzēngèrshísì 24th additional star
4 Lyn 八穀增二十五Bāgǔzēngèrshíwǔ 25th additional star
2 Lyn 八穀增二十六Bāgǔzēngèrshíliù 26th additional star
5 Lyn 八穀增二十七Bāgǔzēngèrshíqī 27th additional star
6 Lyn 八穀增二十八Bāgǔzēngèrshíbā 28th additional star
14 Lyn 八穀增二十九Bāgǔzēngèrshíjiǔ 29th additional star
15 Lyn 八穀增三十Bāgǔzēngsānshí 30th additional star
13 Lyn 八穀增三十一Bāgǔzēngsānshíyī 31st additional star
11 Lyn 八穀增三十二Bāgǔzēngsānshíèr 32nd additional star
9 Lyn 八穀增三十三Bāgǔzēngsānshísān 33rd additional star
太微垣[1] Tài Wēi Yuán Supreme Palace enclosure 三台[1] Sāntái Three Steps
27 Lyn 上台增一Shàngtáizēngyī 1st additional star of Upper Step
26 Lyn 上台增二Shàngtáizēngèr 2nd additional star of Upper Step
25 Lyn 上台增三Shàngtáizēngsān 3rd additional star of Upper Step
31 Lyn 上台增四Shàngtáizēngsì 4th additional star of Upper Step
35 Lyn 上台增五Shàngtáizēngwǔ 5th additional star of Upper Step
36 Lyn 上台增六Shàngtáizēngliù 6th additional star of Upper Step
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) 觜 Zī Turtle Beak 座旗 Zuòqí Seat Flags
16 Lyn[2] 座旗二Zuòqíèr 2nd star
21 Lyn 座旗增九Zuòqízēngjiǔ 9th additional star
22 Lyn 座旗增十Zuòqízēngshí 10th additional star
20 Lyn 座旗增十一Zuòqízēngshíyī 11th additional star
The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) 柳 Xīng Star 軒轅 Xuānyuán Xuanyuan
10 UMa[3][4]軒轅一Xuanyuanyī1st star
HD 77912[4]軒轅二Xuanyuanèr2nd star
38 Lyn軒轅三Xuanyuansān3rd star
α Lyn[5]軒轅四Xuanyuansì4th star
HD 79452軒轅增三Xuanyuanzēngsān3rd additional star
33 Lyn軒轅增八Xuanyuanzēngbā8th additional star
內平[1] Nèipíng High Judge
43 Lyn内平增三Nèipíngzēngsān3rd additional star
42 Lyn内平增四Nèipíngzēngsì4th additional star

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  2. ↑ Other designation of this star is Psi10 Aurigae (ψ10 Aur)
  3. ↑ the star is actually located in the constellation Lynx near the border of Ursa Major and Leo
  4. 1 2 (Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  5. ↑ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 19 日

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