Ursa Major (Chinese astronomy)

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

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 大熊座 (dà xióng zuò), meaning "the big bear constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ursa Major area consists of :

EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures (三垣) 紫微垣 Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure 紫微左垣 Zǐwēiyòuyuán Right Wall
24 UMa
紫微右垣四Zǐwēiyòuyuánsì 4th star
少辅 Shǎofǔ The Second Minister
27 UMa少辅增一Shǎofǔzēngyī 1st additional star of The Second Minister
內階 Nèijiē Inner Steps
ο UMa[1]內階一Nèijiēyī 1st star
16 UMa內階二Nèijiēèr 2nd star
6 UMa內階三Nèijiēsān 3rd star
23 UMa內階四Nèijiēsān 4th star
5 UMa內階五Nèijiēwǔ 5th star
17 UMa內階六Nèijiēliù 6th star
π2 UMa內階增七Nèijiēzēngqī 7th additional star
2 UMa內階增八Nèijiēzēngbā 8th additional star
π1 UMa內階增九Nèijiēzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
τ UMa內階增十Nèijiēzēngshí 10th additional star
內廚[2]NèichúInner Kitchen76 UMa內廚增二Nèichúzēngèr 2nd star
文昌 Wénchāng Administrative Center
υ UMa[1]文昌一Wénchānyī 1st star
φ UMa[1] 文昌三Wénchāngsān 3rd star
θ UMa[1] 文昌四Wénchāngsì 4th star
15 UMa 文昌五Wénchāngwǔ 5th star
18 UMa 文昌六Wénchāngliù 6th star
28 UMa 文昌增一Wénchāngzēngyī 1st additional star
HD 84335 文昌增二Wénchāngzēngèr 2nd additional star
21 UMa 文昌增三Wénchāngzēngsān 3rd additional star
26 UMa 文昌增四Wénchāngzēngsì 4th additional star
37 Lyn[3] 文昌增五Wénchāngzēngwǔ 5th additional star
HD 80608[2] 文昌增六Wénchāngzēngliù 6th additional star
31 UMa 文昌增七Wénchāngzēngqī 7th additional star
三師 Sānshī Three Top Instructors
ρ UMa[1] 三師一Sānshīyī 1st additional star
σ2 UMa[1] 三師三Sānshīysān 3rd additional star
σ1 UMa 三師增一Sānshīzēngyī 1st additional star
太尊TàizūnRoyalψ UMa太尊Tàizūn (One star of)
天牢 Tiānláo Celestial Prison
ω UMa天牢一Tiānláoyī 1st star
57 UMa天牢二Tiānláoèr 2nd star
47 UMa天牢三Tiānláosān 3rd star
58 UMa天牢四Tiānláosì 4th star
49 UMa天牢五Tiānláowǔ 5th star
56 UMa天牢六Tiānláoliù 6th star
59 UMa天牢增一Tiānláozēngyī 1st additional star
55 UMa天牢增二Tiānláozēngèr 2nd additional star
太陽守 Tàiyángshǒu Guard of the Sun
χ UMa太陽守Tàiyángshǒu (One star of)
60 UMa太陽守增一Tàiyángshǒuzēngyī 1st additional star
势[2] Shì Eunuch
47 LMi[4]势增十二Shìzēngshíèr 12th additional star
46 UMa势增十三Shìzēngshísān 13th additional star
相[2]XiāngPrime Minister1 CVn[5]相增一Xiāngzēngyī 1st additional star
天理 Tiānlǐ Judge for Nobility
HD 97889天理一Tiānlǐyī 1st star
HD 99283天理二Tiānlǐèr 2nd star
66 UMa天理三Tiānlǐsān 3rd star
HD 103736天理四Tiānlǐsì 4th star
HD 99747天理增一Tiānlǐzēngyī 1st additional star
北斗 Běidǒu Northern Dipper
α UMa[6]
北斗一Běidǒuyī 1st star
天樞 Tiānshū The Celestial Pivot
紐星 Niǔxīng Turning star
天魁 Tiānkuí Celestial chief
贪狼 Tānláng Greedy wolf
枢星 Shūxīng Pivot star
天蓬 Tiānpéng Celestial fleabane
生气 Shēngqì Angry
β UMa[6]
北斗二Běidǒuèr 2nd star
天璇 Tiānxuán The Celestial Rotating Jade
从魁 Cōngkuí Passing-through chief
天魁 Jùmén Huge gate
法星 Fǎxīng Star of law
枢星 Xuánxīng Whirling star
天醫 Tiānyī Celestial medicine
γ UMa[6]
北斗三Běidǒusān 3rd star
天璣 Tiānjī The Celestial Shining Pearl
禄存 Lùcún Standing-official salary
令星 Lìngxīng Star of commander
軍市西北星 Jūnshìxīběixīng Star in the northwest of Market for Soldiers
真人 Zhēnrén Daoist spiritual master
囚宿 Qiúsù Constellation of prisoner
次桃花 Cìtáohuā Next peach blossom
祸害 Huòhài Disaster
δ UMa[6]
北斗四 Běidǒusì 4th star
天權 Tiānquán The Celestial Balance
權星 Quánxīng Star of authority
文曲星 Wénqūxīng Star of wrong-writing
伐星 Fáxīng Cutting-down star
天辅 Tiānfǔ Celestial assistant
玄冥 Xuánmíng The mysterious underworld
玄武 Xuánwǔ God of the north sky
真武 Zhēnwǔ Lord of profound heaven
六煞 Liùshà Six friends
ε UMa[6]
北斗五 Běidǒuwǔ 5th star
玉衡 Yùhéng The Jade Sighting-Tube
衡星 Héngxīng Star of measure
廉贞 Liánzhēn Honest and chaste
杀星 Shāxīng Weaken star
天禽 Tiānqín Celestial birds
五鬼 Wǔguǐ Five chief demons
ζ UMa[6]
北斗六 Běidǒuliù 6th star
開陽 Kāiyáng The Opener of Heat
衡星 Kāixīng Star of opener
武曲 Wǔqū Wrong martial
危星 Wēixīng Star of danger
北极 Běijí the North Pole
财星 Cáixīng Star of money
延年 Yánnián Prolong life
η UMa[6]
北斗七 Běidǒuqī 7th star
搖光 Yáoguāng The Twinkling Brilliance
摇星 Yáoxīng Shaking star
破軍 Pòjūn Captured army
部星 Bùxīng Star of ministry
应星 Yìngxīng Complying star
關星 Guānxīng Star of mountain pass
耗星 Hàoxīng Star of news
天衡 Tiānhéng Celestial measure
絕命 Juémìng Extinction
魉星 Liǎngxīng Star of fairy
32 UMa天樞增一Tiānshūzēngyī 1st additional star of The Celestial Pivot
35 UMa天樞增二Tiānshūzēngèr 2nd additional star of The Celestial Pivot
38 UMa天樞增三Tiānshūzēngsān 2nd additional star of The Celestial Pivot
36 UMa天璇增一Tiānxuánzēngyī 1st additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
37 UMa天璇增二Tiānxuánzēngèr 2nd additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
42 UMa天璇增三Tiānxuánzēngsān 3rd additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
41 UMa天璇增四Tiānxuánzēngsì 4th additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
39 UMa天璇增五Tiānxuánzēngwǔ 5th additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
40 UMa天璇增六Tiānxuánzēngliù 6th additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
43 UMa天璇增七Tiānxuánzēngqī 7th additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
44 UMa天璇增八Tiānxuánzēngbā 8th additional star of The Celestial Rotating Jade
74 UMa天權增一Tiānquánzēngyī 1st additional star of The Celestial Balance
70 UMa天權增二Tiānquánzēngèr 2nd additional star of The Celestial Balance
73 UMa天權增三Tiānquánzēngèr 3rd additional star of The Celestial Balance
82 UMa開陽增二Kāiyángzēngèr 2nd additional star of The Opener of Heat
輔 Fǔ Assistant
80 UMa輔Fǔ (One star of)
83 UMa輔增一Fǔzēngyī 1st additional star
84 UMa輔增二Fǔzēngèr 2nd additional star
86 UMa輔增三Fǔzēngsān 3rd additional star
太微垣 Tài Wēi Yuán Supreme Palace enclosure
常陳ChángchénImperial Guards67 UMa常陳七Chángchénqī 7th star
三台 Sāntái Three Steps
ι UMa
三台一Sāntáiyī 1st star
上台一Shàngtáiyī The First Upper Step
天子 Tiānzǐ The rightful emperor
κ UMa
三台二Sāntáièr 2nd star
上台二Shàngtáièr The Second Upper Step
女主 Nǚzhǔ The queen
λ Uma
三台三Sāntáisān 3rd star
中台一Zhōngtáiyī The First Middle Step
诸侯三公 Zhūhóusāngōng The three feudal princes
μ UMa
三台四Sāntáisì 4th star
中台一Zhōngtáièr The Second Middle Step
卿大夫 Qīngdàifu The high-ranking minister
ν UMa
三台五Sāntáiwǔ 5th star
下台一Xiàtáiyī The First Lower Step
士 Shì The senior minister
东北柱 Dōngběizhù The northeast pillar
ξ UMa
三台六Sāntáiliù 6th star
下台二Xiàtáièr The Second Lower Step
庶人 Shùrén The numerous man
41 Lyn[3] 上台增七Shàngtáizēngqī 7th additional star of Upper Step
HD 89501 中台增三Zhōngtáizēngsān 3rd additional star of Middle Step
HD 89221 中台增四Zhōngtáizēngsì 4th additional star of Middle Step
61 UMa 下台增一Xiàtáizēngyī 1st additional star of Lower Step
62 UMa 下台增二Xiàtáizēngèr 2nd additional star of Lower Step

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 16 日
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 the star is actually located in the constellation of Ursa Major near the border of Lynx
  4. ↑ the star is actually located in the constellation of Ursa Major near the border of Leo Minor
  5. ↑ the star is actually located in the constellation of Ursa Major near the border of Canes Venatici
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 15 日

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