Corona Borealis in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corona Borealis is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 北冕座 (běi miǎn zuò), meaning "the northern crown constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Corona Borealis area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 貫索 | Guànsuǒ | Coiled Thong | ||||
| π CrB[1] | 貫索一 | Guànsuǒyī | 1st star | |||||||
| θ CrB[1] | 貫索二 | Guànsuǒèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| β CrB[1] | 貫索三 | Guànsuǒsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| α CrB[1] | ||||||||||
| 貫索四 | Guànsuǒsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 貫索西南大星 | Guànsuǒxīnándàxīng | Big southwestern star | ||||||||
| 外厨大星 | Wàichúdàxīng | Big star near Outer Kitchen constellation | ||||||||
| γ CrB[1] | 貫索五 | Guànsuǒwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| δ CrB[1] | 貫索六 | Guànsuǒliù | 6th star | |||||||
| ε CrB[1] | 貫索七 | Guànsuǒqī | 7th star | |||||||
| ι CrB[1] | 貫索八 | Guànsuǒbā | 8th star | |||||||
| ρ CrB[1] | 貫索九 | Guànsuǒjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
| ο CrB | 貫索增二 | Guànsuǒzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| η CrB | 貫索增三 | Guànsuǒzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| κ CrB | 貫索增四 | Guànsuǒzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| λ CrB | 貫索增五 | Guànsuǒzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| τ CrB | 貫索增六 | Guànsuǒzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| σ CrB | 貫索增七 | Guànsuǒzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| υ CrB | 貫索增八 | Guànsuǒzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 天紀 | Tiānjì | Celestial Discipline | ||||||||
| ξ CrB[1] | 天紀一 | Tiānjìyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ν2 CrB | 天紀增三 | Tiānjìzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 23 Her[2] | 天紀增四 | Tiānjìzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 七公[3] | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | ||||||||
| ζ CrB | 七公增七 | Qīgōngzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| μ CrB | 七公增八 | Qīgōngzēngbā | 8th additional star |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 26 日
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Corona Borealis near the border of Hercules
- ^ this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars