Lynx in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Lynx lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and Vermilion 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

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lynx 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[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
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) 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
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) Xīng Star 軒轅 Xuānyuán Xuanyuan
10 UMa[3][4] 軒轅一 Xuanyuanyī 1st star
HD 77912[4] 軒轅二 Xuanyuanèr 2nd star
38 Lyn[5] 軒轅三 Xuanyuansān 3rd star
α Lyn[6] 軒轅四 Xuanyuansì 4th star
HD 79452 軒轅增三 Xuanyuanzēngsān 3rd additional star
33 Lyn 軒轅增八 Xuanyuanzēngbā 8th additional star
內平[1] Nèipíng High Judge
43 Lyn 内平增三 Nèipíngzēngsān 3rd additional star
42 Lyn 内平增四 Nèipíngzēngsì 4th additional star

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Lynx the Lynx
  6. ^ (in 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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