Coma Berenices in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Coma Berenices lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

View of Coma Berenices, composed of the stars Alpha Comae Berenices, Beta Comae Berenices and Gamma Comae Berenices.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 后髮座 (hòu fà zuò), meaning "behind of queen constellation".

Star

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Coma Berenices area consists of :

EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures (三垣) 太微垣 Tài Wēi Yuán Supreme Palace enclosure 太微左垣 Tàiwēizuǒyuán Left Wall
α Com[1]
太微左垣五Tàiwēizuǒyuánwǔ5th star
東上將DōngshǎngjiāngThe First Eastern General
太左五Tàizuǒwǔ5th excellency in the left
九卿[2] Jiǔqīng Nine Senior Officers
29 Com九卿侯一Jiǔqīngzēngyī1st additional star
29 Com九卿侯三Jiǔqīngzēngsān3rd additional star
五諸侯 Wǔzhūhóu Five Lords
39 Com五諸侯一Wǔzhūhóuyī1st star
36 Com五諸侯二Wǔzhūhóuèr2nd star
27 Com五諸侯三Wǔzhūhóusān3rd star
6 Com[3]五諸侯五Wǔzhūhóuwǔ5th star
40 Com五諸侯增一Wǔzhūhóuzēngyī1st additional star
35 Com五諸侯侯二Wǔzhūhóuzēngèr2nd additional star
38 Com五諸侯侯三Wǔzhūhóuzēngsān3rd additional star
25 Com五諸侯侯四Wǔzhūhóuzēngsì4th additional star
24 Com五諸侯侯五Wǔzhūhóuzēngwǔ5th additional star
11 Com五諸侯侯六Wǔzhūhóuzēngliù6th additional star
3 Com五諸侯侯七Wǔzhūhóuzēngqī7th additional star
幸臣XìngchénOfficer of HonourHD 104207[4]幸臣Xìngchén(One star of)
郎將 Lángjiāng Captain of the Bodyguards
31 Com[5]郎將Lángjiāng(One star of)
30 Com郎將增一Lángjiāngzēngyī1st additional star
HD 112001郎將增二Lángjiāngzēngèr2nd additional star
郎位 Lángwèi Officers of the Imperial Guard
γ Com[6]郎位一Lángwèiyī1st star
14 Com郎位三Lángwèisān3rd star
16 Com郎位四Lángwèisì4th star
17 Com郎位五Lángwèiwǔ5th star
13 Com郎位六Lángwèiliù6th star
12 Com郎位七Lángwèiqī7th star
21 Com郎位八Lángwèibā8th star
18 Com郎位九Lángwèijiǔ9th star
7 Com郎位十Lángwèishí10th star
23 Com郎位十一Lángwèishíyī11th star
26 Com郎位十二Lángwèishíèr12th star
20 Com郎位十三Lángwèishísān13th star
5 Com郎位十四Lángwèishísì14th star
2 Com郎位十五Lángwèishíwǔ15th star
10 Com郎位增一Lángwèizēngyī1st additional star
9 Com郎位增二Lángwèizēngèr2nd additional star
4 Com郎位增三Lángwèizēngsān3rd additional star
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) 角 Jiǎo Horn 周鼎 Zhōudǐng Tripod of the Zhou
β Com[7]周鼎一Zhōudǐngyī1st star
37 Com[5]周鼎二Zhōudǐngèr2nd star
41 Com[5]周鼎三Zhōudǐngsān3rd star
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See also

References
  1. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 18 日
  2. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  3. Sun, Xiaochun and Jacob Kistemaker. (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden, New York, Köln: Koninklijke Brill. ISBN 90-04-10737-1. Page 176.
  4. (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  5. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Coma Berenices the Berenice's Hair
  6. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 21 日
  7. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 27 日
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