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Ursa Minor in Chinese astronomy

Ursa Minor in Chinese astronomy

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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ursa Minor is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 小熊座 (xiǎo xióng zuò), meaning "the little bear constellation".

Stars

The map of Ursa Minor in the Chinese constellation:

EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures (三垣) 紫微垣 Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure 北極 Běijí Northern Pole
γ UMi[1]
北極一Běijíyī1st star
太子TàizǐThe Crown Prince
β UMi[1]
北極二Běijíèr2nd star
帝DìThe Emperor
帝座DìzuòThe emperor seat
帝王DìwángThe monarch
昊天上帝HàotiānshàngdìGod in the clear sky
皇天上帝HuángtiānshàngdìEmperor God in the sky
皇天上帝HuángtiānshàngdìEmperor God in the sky
上帝ShàngdìGod
天皇帝TiānhuangdìCelestial emperor
天帝TiāndìGod of heaven
天皇大帝TiānhuángdàdìGreat emperor of heaven
大帝DàdìGreat emperor
天极TiānjíCelestial pole
大恒DàhéngThe big and permanent (star)
太恒TàihéngThe great and permanent (star)
5 UMi[2]
北極三Běijísān3rd star
庶子ShùzǐThe Son of Concubine
4 UMi[2]
北極四Běijísì4th star
後宮HòugōngThe Concubine
3 UMi庶子增二Shùzǐzēngèr2nd additional star of The Son of Concubine
10 UMi庶子增三Shùzǐzēngsān3rd additional star of The Son of Concubine
天床 Tiānchuáng Celestial Bed
HD 124730[3]天床一Tiānchuángyī1st star
HD 136064[3]天床二Tiānchuángèr2nd star
RR UMi[3]天床五Tiānchuángwǔ5th star
6 UMi[3]天床六Tiānchuángliù6th star
9 UMi天床增一Tiānchuángzēngyī1st additional star
11 UMi天床增二Tiānchuángzēngèr2nd additional star
勾陳 Gòuchén Curved Array
α UMi[1]
勾陳一Gòuchényī1st star
勾陳大星GòuchéndàxīngBig star
δ UMi[1]勾陳二Gòuchénèr2nd star
ε UMi[1]勾陳三Gòuchénsān3rd star
ζ UMi[1]勾陳四Gòuchénsì4th star
λ UMi[4]勾陳增五Gòuchénzēngwǔ5th additional star
24 UMi勾陳增六Gòuchénzēngliù6th additional star
θ UMi[4]勾陳增七Gòuchénzēngqī7th additional star
19 UMi勾陳增八Gòuchénzēngbā8th additional star
η UMi[4]勾陳增九Gòuchénzēngjiǔ9th additional star
20 UMi勾陳增十Gòuchénzēngshí10th additional star

See also

References

  1. [1]
    (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 9 日
  2. [2]
    Ian Ridpath's Startales - Ursa Minor the Little Bear
  3. [3]
    (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
  4. [4]
    紫微垣 Zi Wei Yuan（Purple Forbidden Enclosure）
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