Monoceros in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Monoceros is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 麒麟座 (qí lín zuò), meaning "the qilin constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols / EnclosuresMansion / Enclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) 井 Jǐng Well 四瀆 Sìdòu Four Channels
17 Mon[1]四瀆二Sìdòuèr2nd star
13 Mon[1]四瀆三Sìdòusān3rd star
ε Mon[2]四瀆四Sìdòusì4th star
闕丘 Quēqiū Palace Gate[2]
18 Mon[1]闕丘一Quēqiūyī1st star
δ Mon[2]闕丘二Quēqiūèr2nd star

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ian Ridpath's Startales - Monoceros the Unicorn
  2. 1 2 3 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日
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