Cassiopeia in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Cassiopeia lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 仙后座 (xiān hòu zuò), meaning "the immortal queen constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols / EnclosuresMansion / Enclosure (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 Zǐwēizuǒyuán Left Wall
23 Cas
紫微左垣八Zǐwēizuǒyuánbā 8th star
少丞Shǎochéng The Second Prime Minister
YZ Cas少丞增一Shǎochéngzēngyī 1st additional star of The Second Prime Minister
五帝內座 Wudìnèizuò Interior Seats of the Five Emperors
47 Cas[1]
五帝內座二Wudìnèizuòèr2nd star
东方苍帝 Dōngfāngcāngdì Green king in the east
華蓋 Huāgài Canopy of the Emperor
40 Cas華蓋二Huāgàièr 2nd star
V762 Cas 華蓋三Huāgàisān 3rd star
31 Cas 華蓋四Huāgàisì 4th star
ψ Cas[2] 華蓋五Huāgàiwu 5th star
43 Cas 華蓋六Huāgàiliù 6th star
ω Cas[2] 華蓋七Huāgàiqī 7th star
Gāng Canopy Support
HD 19275 杠二Gāngèr 2nd star
49 Cas 杠三Gāngsān 3rd star
51 Cas 杠四Gāngsì 4th star
50 Cas[1] 杠五Gāngwu 5th star
54 Cas 杠六Gāngliù 6th star
48 Cas 杠七Gāngqī 7th star
42 Cas 杠八Gāngbā 8th star
38 Cas[1] 杠九Gāngjiǔ 9th star
HD 15920[1] 杠增一Gāngzēngyī 1st additional star
傳舍 Chuánshě Guest House
16 Cas 傳舍二Chuánshěèr 2nd star
32 Cas 傳舍四Chuánshěsì 4th star
55 Cas 傳舍五Chuánshěwu 5th star
HD 17948[1] 傳舍六Chuánshěliù 6th star
13 Cas 傳舍增一Chuánshězēngyī 1st additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) Shì Encampment 騰蛇 Téngshé Flying Serpent
σ Cas[3]螣蛇十一Téngshéshíyī 11th star
ρ Cas[3] 螣蛇十二 Téngshéshíèr 12th star
τ Cas[3] 螣蛇十三 Téngshéshísān 13th star
AR Cas 螣蛇十四Téngshéshísì 14th star
1 Cas螣蛇增十三Téngshézēngshísān 13th additional star
4 Cas 螣蛇增十四Téngshézēngshísì 14th additional star
2 Cas 螣蛇增十五 Téngshézēngshíwǔ 15th star
V1022 Cas 螣蛇增十八Téngshézēngshíbā 18th star
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) Kuí Legs 閣道 Gédào Flying Corridor
ι Cas[4]閣道一Gédàoyī 1st star
ε Cas[4] 閣道二Gédàoèr 2nd star
δ Cas[4]
閣道三Gédàosān 3rd star
奎西南大星Gédàonándàxīng Big southern star
θ Cas[4] 閣道四Gédàosì 4th star
ν Cas[4] 閣道五Gédàowu 5th star
ο Cas[4] 閣道六Gédàoliù 6th star
π Cas 閣道增一Gédàozēngyī 1st additional star
ξ Cas 閣道增二Gédàozēngèr 2nd additional star
φ Cas 閣道增三Gédàozēngsān 3rd additional star
χ Cas 閣道增四Gédàozēngsì 4th additional star
44 Cas 閣道增五Gédàozēngwǔ 5th additional star
附路FùlùAuxiliary Road[4]ζ Cas 附路Fùlù(One star of)
王良 Wángliáng Wang Liang
β Cas[4]
王良一Wángliángyī 1st star
王良距星Wángliángjùxīng Separated star
王良西星Wángliángxīxīng Western star
κ Cas[4]
王良二Wángliángèr 2nd star
王良西星Wángliángxīxīng Western star
η Cas 王良三Wángliángsān 3rd star
α Cas[4]
王良四Wángliángsì 4th star
王良Wángliáng Wise king
λ Cas[4] 王良五Wángliángwu 5th star
6 Cas 王良增一Wángliángzēngyī 1st additional star
10 Cas 王良增二Wángliángzēngèr 2nd additional star
9 Cas 王良增三Wángliángzēngsān 3rd additional star
12 Cas 王良增四Wángliángzēngsì 4th additional star
υ2 Cas 王良增五Wángliángzēngwǔ 5th additional star
HD 222275 王良增六Wángliángzēngliù 6th additional star
HD 222682 王良增七Wángliángzēngqī 7th additional star
HD 223421 王良增八Wángliángzēngbā 8th additional star
HD 224784 王良增九Wángliángzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
HD 224893 王良增十Wángliángzēngshí 10th additional star
HD 1239 王良增十一Wángliángzēngshíyī 11th additional star
HD 2054 王良增十二Wángliángzēngshíèr 12th additional star
HD 3240 王良增十三Wángliángzēngshísān 13th additional star
HD 5015 王良增十四Wángliángzēngshísì 14th additional star
Whip
γ Cas[4]
(One star of)
天策Tiāncè Celestial whip
八魁南大星Bākuínándàxīng Big star in the south of Net for Catching Bird constellation

See also

References

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