Lepus in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Lepus is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天兔座 (tiān tù zuò), meaning "the celestial rabbit constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lepus area consists of :

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)
	畢	Bì	Net	九斿	Jiǔliú	Imperial Military Flag	1 Lep	九斿九	Jiǔliújiǔ	9th star
	參	Shēn	Three Stars	屏	Píng	Screen
							μ Lep[1]	屏一	Píngyī	1st star
							ε Lep[1]	屏二	Píngèr	2nd star
				軍井	Jūnjǐng	Military Well
							ι Lep[1]	軍井一	Jūnjǐngyī	1st star
							κ Lep[1]	軍井二	Jūnjǐngèr	2nd star
							λ Lep[1]	軍井三	Jūnjǐngsān	3rd star
							ν Lep[1]	軍井四	Jūnjǐngsì	4th star
				廁	Cè	Toilet
							α Lep[1]
								廁一	Cèyī	1st star
								廁星一	Cèxīngyī	1st star
								天廁一	Tiāncèyī	1st celestial toilet
								天廁西北星	Tiāncèxīběixīng	Northwestern star of celestial toilet
							β Lep[1]
								廁二	Cèèr	2nd star
								廁星二	Cèxīngèr	2nd star
								天廁二	Tiāncèèr	2nd celestial toilet
								天廁西南星	Tiāncèxīnánxīng	Southwestern star of celestial toilet
								天阴西星	Tiānyīnxīxīng	Star in the northwest of Yin Force constellation
							γ Lep[1]	廁三	Cèsān	3rd star
							δ Lep[1]	廁四	Cèsì	4th star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

1. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 25 日

External links

• Lepus – Chinese associations