Cassiopeia in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Cassiopeia lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 仙后座 (xiān hòu zuò), meaning "the immortal queen constellation".

Stars

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cassiopeia 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) 紫微垣 Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure 紫微左垣 Zǐwēizuǒyuán Left Wall
23 Cas
紫微左垣八 Zǐwēizuǒyuánbā 8th star
少丞 Shǎochéng The Second Prime Minister

Emirates

YZ Cas 少丞增一 Shǎochéngzēngyī 1st additional star of The Second Prime Minister
五帝內座 Wǔdìnèizuò Interior Seats of the Five Emperors
47 Cas[1]
五帝內座二 Wudìnèizuòèr 2nd star
东方苍帝 Dōngfāngcāngdì Green king in the east
華蓋 Huāgài Canopy of the Emperor
40 Cas 華蓋二 Huāgàièr 2nd star
V762 Cas 華蓋三 Huāgàisān 3rd star
31 Cas 華蓋四 Huāgàisì 4th star
ψ Cas[2] 華蓋五 Huāgàiwu 5th star
43 Cas 華蓋六 Huāgàiliù 6th star
ω Cas[2] 華蓋七 Huāgàiqī 7th star
Gāng Canopy Support
HD 19275 杠二 Gāngèr 2nd star
49 Cas 杠三 Gāngsān 3rd star
51 Cas 杠四 Gāngsì 4th star
50 Cas[1] 杠五 Gāngwu 5th star
54 Cas 杠六 Gāngliù 6th star
48 Cas 杠七 Gāngqī 7th star
42 Cas 杠八 Gāngbā 8th star
38 Cas[1] 杠九 Gāngjiǔ 9th star
HD 15920[1] 杠增一 Gāngzēngyī 1st additional star
傳舍 Chuánshě Guest House
16 Cas 傳舍二 Chuánshěèr 2nd star
32 Cas 傳舍四 Chuánshěsì 4th star
55 Cas 傳舍五 Chuánshěwu 5th star
HD 17948[1] 傳舍六 Chuánshěliù 6th star
13 Cas 傳舍增一 Chuánshězēngyī 1st additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) Shì Encampment 騰蛇 Téngshé Flying Serpent
σ Cas[3] 螣蛇十一 Téngshéshíyī 11th star
ρ Cas[3] 螣蛇十二 Téngshéshíèr 12th star
τ Cas[3] 螣蛇十三 Téngshéshísān 13th star
AR Cas 螣蛇十四 Téngshéshísì 14th star
1 Cas 螣蛇增十三 Téngshézēngshísān 13th additional star
4 Cas 螣蛇增十四 Téngshézēngshísì 14th additional star
2 Cas 螣蛇增十五 Téngshézēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
V1022 Cas 螣蛇增十八 Téngshézēngshíbā 18th additional star
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) Kuí Legs 閣道 Gédào Flying Corridor
ι Cas[4] 閣道一 Gédàoyī 1st star
ε Cas[4] 閣道二 Gédàoèr 2nd star
δ Cas[4]
閣道三 Gédàosān 3rd star
奎西南大星 Gédàonándàxīng Big southern star
θ Cas[4] 閣道四 Gédàosì 4th star
ν Cas[4] 閣道五 Gédàowu 5th star
ο Cas[4] 閣道六 Gédàoliù 6th star
π Cas 閣道增一 Gédàozēngyī 1st additional star
ξ Cas 閣道增二 Gédàozēngèr 2nd additional star
φ Cas 閣道增三 Gédàozēngsān 3rd additional star
χ Cas 閣道增四 Gédàozēngsì 4th additional star
44 Cas 閣道增五 Gédàozēngwǔ 5th additional star
附路 Fùlù Auxiliary Road[4] ζ Cas 附路 Fùlù (One star of)
王良 Wángliáng Wang Liang
β Cas[4]
王良一 Wángliángyī 1st star
王良距星 Wángliángjùxīng Separated star
王良西星 Wángliángxīxīng Western star
κ Cas[4]
王良二 Wángliángèr 2nd star
王良西星 Wángliángxīxīng Western star
η Cas 王良三 Wángliángsān 3rd star
α Cas[4]
王良四 Wángliángsì 4th star
王良 Wángliáng Wise king
λ Cas[4] 王良五 Wángliángwu 5th star
6 Cas 王良增一 Wángliángzēngyī 1st additional star
10 Cas 王良增二 Wángliángzēngèr 2nd additional star
9 Cas 王良增三 Wángliángzēngsān 3rd additional star
12 Cas 王良增四 Wángliángzēngsì 4th additional star
υ2 Cas 王良增五 Wángliángzēngwǔ 5th additional star
HD 222275 王良增六 Wángliángzēngliù 6th additional star
HD 222682 王良增七 Wángliángzēngqī 7th additional star
HD 223421 王良增八 Wángliángzēngbā 8th additional star
HD 224784 王良增九 Wángliángzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
HD 224893 王良增十 Wángliángzēngshí 10th additional star
HD 1239 王良增十一 Wángliángzēngshíyī 11th additional star
HD 2054 王良增十二 Wángliángzēngshíèr 12th additional star
HD 3240 王良增十三 Wángliángzēngshísān 13th additional star
HD 5015 王良增十四 Wángliángzēngshísì 14th additional star
Whip
γ Cas[4]
(One star of)
天策 Tiāncè Celestial whip
八魁南大星 Bākuínándàxīng Big star in the south of Net for Catching Bird constellation

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