Cancer in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cancer 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 巨蟹座 (jù xiè zuò), meaning "the giant crab constellation".

Stars

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

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) 井 Jǐng Well 水位 Shuǐwèi Water Level
8 Cnc[1]水位三Shuǐwèisān3rd star
ζ1 Cnc[2]水位四Shuǐwèisì4th star
μ2 Cnc水位增六Shuǐwèizēngliù6th additional star
3 Cnc水位增七Shuǐwèizēngqī7th additional star
5 Cnc水位增八Shuǐwèizēngbā8th additional star
1 Cnc水位增九Shuǐwèizēngjiǔ9th additional star
12 Cnc水位增十一Shuǐwèizēngshíyī11th additional star
鬼 Guǐ Ghost 鬼 Guǐ Ghost
θ Cnc[2]
鬼宿一Guǐsùyī1st star
鬼宿距星GuǐsùjùxīngSeparated star
鬼宿西南星GuǐsùxīnánxīngSouthwestern star
屏南星BǐngnánxīngStar of folding screen in the south
η Cnc[2]
鬼宿二Guǐsùèr2nd star
鬼宿西北星GuǐsùxīběixīngNorthwestern star
γ Cnc[2]
鬼宿三Guǐsùsān3rd star
鬼宿东北星GuǐsùdōngběixīngNortheastern star
军井西南星JūnjǐngxīnánxīngStar in the southwest of Military Well constellation
δ Cnc[2]
鬼宿四Guǐsùsì4th star
鬼宿东南星GuǐsùdōngnánxīngSoutheastern star
35 Cnc鬼宿增一Guǐsùzēngyī1st additional star
20 Cnc鬼宿增二Guǐsùzēngèr2nd additional star
25 Cnc鬼宿增三Guǐsùzēngsān3rd additional star
29 Cnc鬼宿增四Guǐsùzēngsì4th additional star
27 Cnc鬼宿增五Guǐsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
45 Cnc鬼宿增六Guǐsùzēngliù6th additional star
50 Cnc鬼宿增七Guǐsùzēngqī7th additional star
54 Cnc鬼宿增八Guǐsùzēngbā8th additional star
52 Cnc鬼宿增九Guǐsùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
ο1 Cnc鬼宿增十Guǐsùzēngshí10th additional star
ο2 Cnc鬼宿增十一Guǐsùzēngshíyī11th additional star
68 Cnc鬼宿增十二Guǐsùzēngshíèr12th additional star
71 Cnc鬼宿增十三Guǐsùzēngshísān13th additional star
78 Cnc鬼宿增十四Guǐsùzēngshísì14th additional star
83 Cnc鬼宿增十五Guǐsùzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
82 Cnc鬼宿增十六Guǐsùzēngshíliù16th additional star
25 Cnc鬼宿增十九Guǐsùzēngshíjiǔ19th additional star
積尸 Jīshī Cumulative Corpses
M44[3]
積尸Jīshī(One star of)
积尸气JīshīqìCloud of Cumulative Corpses
天尸TiānshīCelestial corpses
39 Cnc積尸增一Jīshīzēngyī1st additional star
42 Cnc積尸增二Jīshīzēngèr2nd additional star
ε Cnc積尸增三Jīshīzēngsān3rd additional star
爟 Guàn Beacon Fire
ψ Cnc[2]爟一Guànyī1st star
λ Cnc[2]爟二Guànèr2nd star
φ1 Cnc[2]爟三Guànsān3rd star
15 Cnc爟四Guànsì4th star
4 Cnc爟增一Guànzēngyī1st additional star
ω Cnc爟增二Guànzēngèr2nd additional star
11 Cnc爟增三Guànzēngsān3rd additional star
13 Cnc爟增五Guànzēngwǔ5th additional star
χ Cnc爟增六Guànzēngliù6th additional star
φ2 Cnc爟增八Guànzēngbā8th additional star
24 Cnc爟增九Guànzēngjiǔ9th additional star
28 Cnc爟增十Guànzēngshí10th additional star
υ1 Cnc爟增十一Guànzēngshíyī11th additional star
柳[4] Liǔ Willow 柳[4] Liǔ Willow
κ Cnc柳宿增二Liǔsùzēngèr2nd additional star
α Cnc柳宿增三Liǔsùzēngsān3rd additional star
60 Cnc柳宿增四Liǔsùzēngsì4th additional star
49 Cnc柳宿增五Liǔsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
37 Cnc柳宿增六Liǔsùzēngliù6th additional star
36 Cnc柳宿增七Liǔsùzēngqī7th additional star
34 Cnc柳宿增八Liǔsùzēngbā8th additional star
21 Cnc柳宿增九Liǔsùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
β Cnc柳宿增十Liǔsùzēngshí10th additional star
HD 69478鬼宿增十一Liǔsùzēngshíyī11th additional star
柳[4] Xīng Star 軒轅[4] Xuānyuán Xuānyuán
66 Cnc軒轅增四Xuānyuánzēngsì4th additional star
σ3 Cnc軒轅增五Xuānyuánzēngwǔ5th additional star
σ2 Cnc軒轅增六Xuānyuánzēngliù6th additional star
σ1 Cnc軒轅增七Xuānyuánzēngqī7th additional star
HD 73508軒轅增九Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ9th additional star
HD 73427軒轅增十Xuānyuánzēngshí10th additional star
46 Cnc軒轅增十一Xuānyuánzēngshíyī11th additional star
57 Cnc軒轅增十二Xuānyuánzēngshíèr12th additional star
61 Cnc軒轅增十三Xuānyuánzēngshísān13th additional star
τ Cnc軒轅增十四Xuānyuánzēngshísì14th additional star
75 Cnc軒轅增十五Xuānyuánzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
70 Cnc軒轅增十六Xuānyuánzēngshíliù16th additional star
67 Cnc軒轅增十七Xuānyuánzēngshíqī17th additional star
ρ2 Cnc軒轅增十八Xuānyuánzēngbā18th additional star
ρ1 Cnc軒轅增十九Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ19th additional star
53 Cnc軒轅增二十一Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī21st additional star
ι Cnc B軒轅增二十二Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī22nd additional star
ν Cnc軒轅增二十三Xuānyuánzēngèrshísān23rd additional star
ξ Cnc軒轅增二十四Xuānyuánzēngèrshísì24th additional star
79 Cnc軒轅增五十八Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíbā58th additional star

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Minor the Lesser Dog
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 27 日
  3. ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Cancer the Crab
  4. 1 2 3 4 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
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