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[edit]
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) | 觜 | Zī | 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) | 柳 | 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
- ^ Other designation of this star is Psi10 Aurigae (ψ10 Aur)
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation Lynx near the border of Ursa Major and Leo
- ^ 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
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Lynx the Lynx
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 19 日