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 Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | ||||
8 Cnc[1] | 水位三 | Shuǐwèisān | 3rd star | |||||||
ζ1 Cnc[2] | 水位四 | Shuǐwèisì | 4th star | |||||||
μ2 Cnc | 水位增六 | Shuǐwèizēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
3 Cnc | 水位增七 | Shuǐwèizēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
5 Cnc | 水位增八 | Shuǐwèizēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
1 Cnc | 水位增九 | Shuǐwèizēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
12 Cnc | 水位增十一 | Shuǐwèizēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | |||||
θ Cnc[2] | ||||||||||
鬼宿一 | Guǐsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
鬼宿距星 | Guǐsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
鬼宿西南星 | Guǐsùxīnánxīng | Southwestern star | ||||||||
屏南星 | Bǐngnánxīng | Star of folding screen in the south | ||||||||
η Cnc[2] | ||||||||||
鬼宿二 | Guǐsùèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
鬼宿西北星 | Guǐsùxīběixīng | Northwestern star | ||||||||
γ Cnc[2] | ||||||||||
鬼宿三 | Guǐsùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
鬼宿东北星 | Guǐsùdōngběixīng | Northeastern star | ||||||||
军井西南星 | Jūnjǐngxīnánxīng | Star in the southwest of Military Well constellation | ||||||||
δ Cnc[2] | ||||||||||
鬼宿四 | Guǐsùsì | 4th star | ||||||||
鬼宿东南星 | Guǐsùdōngnánxīng | Southeastern star | ||||||||
35 Cnc | 鬼宿增一 | Guǐsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
20 Cnc | 鬼宿增二 | Guǐsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
25 Cnc | 鬼宿增三 | Guǐsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
29 Cnc | 鬼宿增四 | Guǐsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
27 Cnc | 鬼宿增五 | Guǐsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
45 Cnc | 鬼宿增六 | Guǐsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
50 Cnc | 鬼宿增七 | Guǐsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
54 Cnc | 鬼宿增八 | Guǐsùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
52 Cnc | 鬼宿增九 | Guǐsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
ο1 Cnc | 鬼宿增十 | Guǐsùzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
ο2 Cnc | 鬼宿增十一 | Guǐsùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
68 Cnc | 鬼宿增十二 | Guǐsùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
71 Cnc | 鬼宿增十三 | Guǐsùzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
78 Cnc | 鬼宿增十四 | Guǐsùzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
83 Cnc | 鬼宿增十五 | Guǐsùzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
82 Cnc | 鬼宿增十六 | Guǐsùzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
25 Cnc | 鬼宿增十九 | Guǐsùzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star | |||||||
積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | ||||||||
M44[3] | ||||||||||
積尸 | Jīshī | (One star of) | ||||||||
积尸气 | Jīshīqì | Cloud of Cumulative Corpses | ||||||||
天尸 | Tiānshī | Celestial corpses | ||||||||
39 Cnc | 積尸增一 | Jīshīzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
42 Cnc | 積尸增二 | Jīshīzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
ε Cnc | 積尸增三 | Jīshīzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | ||||||||
ψ Cnc[2] | 爟一 | Guànyī | 1st star | |||||||
λ Cnc[2] | 爟二 | Guànèr | 2nd star | |||||||
φ1 Cnc[2] | 爟三 | Guànsān | 3rd star | |||||||
15 Cnc | 爟四 | Guànsì | 4th star | |||||||
4 Cnc | 爟增一 | Guànzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
ω Cnc | 爟增二 | Guànzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
11 Cnc | 爟增三 | Guànzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
13 Cnc | 爟增五 | Guànzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
χ Cnc | 爟增六 | Guànzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
φ2 Cnc | 爟增八 | Guànzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
24 Cnc | 爟增九 | Guànzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
28 Cnc | 爟增十 | Guànzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
υ1 Cnc | 爟增十一 | Guànzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
柳[4] | Liǔ | Willow | 柳[4] | Liǔ | Willow | |||||
κ Cnc | 柳宿增二 | Liǔsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
α Cnc | 柳宿增三 | Liǔsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
60 Cnc | 柳宿增四 | Liǔsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
49 Cnc | 柳宿增五 | Liǔsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
37 Cnc | 柳宿增六 | Liǔsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
36 Cnc | 柳宿增七 | Liǔsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
34 Cnc | 柳宿增八 | Liǔsùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
21 Cnc | 柳宿增九 | Liǔsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
β Cnc | 柳宿增十 | Liǔsùzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
HD 69478 | 鬼宿增十一 | Liǔsùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
柳[4] | Xīng | Star | 軒轅[4] | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | |||||
66 Cnc | 軒轅增四 | Xuānyuánzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
σ3 Cnc | 軒轅增五 | Xuānyuánzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
σ2 Cnc | 軒轅增六 | Xuānyuánzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
σ1 Cnc | 軒轅增七 | Xuānyuánzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
HD 73508 | 軒轅增九 | Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
HD 73427 | 軒轅增十 | Xuānyuánzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
46 Cnc | 軒轅增十一 | Xuānyuánzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
57 Cnc | 軒轅增十二 | Xuānyuánzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
61 Cnc | 軒轅增十三 | Xuānyuánzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
τ Cnc | 軒轅增十四 | Xuānyuánzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
75 Cnc | 軒轅增十五 | Xuānyuánzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
70 Cnc | 軒轅增十六 | Xuānyuánzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
67 Cnc | 軒轅增十七 | Xuānyuánzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | |||||||
ρ2 Cnc | 軒轅增十八 | Xuānyuánzēngbā | 18th additional star | |||||||
ρ1 Cnc | 軒轅增十九 | Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ | 19th additional star | |||||||
53 Cnc | 軒轅增二十一 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī | 21st additional star | |||||||
ι Cnc B | 軒轅增二十二 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī | 22nd additional star | |||||||
ν Cnc | 軒轅增二十三 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshísān | 23rd additional star | |||||||
ξ Cnc | 軒轅增二十四 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshísì | 24th additional star | |||||||
79 Cnc | 軒轅增五十八 | Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíbā | 58th additional star | |||||||
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See also
- Chinese astronomy
- Traditional Chinese star names
- Chinese constellations
References
- Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Minor the Lesser Dog
- (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 27 日
- "Ian Ridpath's Startales - Cancer the Crab". Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
External links
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