According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Perseus 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 英仙座 (yīng xiān zuò), which means "the brave god constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Perseus area consists of:
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 婁 | Lóu | Bond | 天大將軍 | Tiāndàjiāngjūn | Heaven's Great General | ||||
| φ Per[1] | 天大將軍二 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 3 Per | 天大將軍增十五 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 2 Per | 天大將軍增十六 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
| 14 Per | 天大将军增十七 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | |||||||
| 胃 | Wèi | Stomach | ||||||||
| 胃[2] | Wèi | Stomach | 21 Per | 胃宿增三 | Wèisùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||
| 大陵 | Dàlíng | Mausoleum | ||||||||
| 9 Per[3] | 大陵一 | Dàlíngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| τ Per[4] | 大陵二 | Dàlíngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ι Per[4] | 大陵三 | Dàlíngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| κ Per[4] | 大陵四 | Dàlíngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| β Per[4] | ||||||||||
| 大陵五 | Dàlíngwu | 5th star | ||||||||
| 天仓北第三星 | Tiāncāngběidìsānxīng | Third star in the north of Square Celestial Granary constellation | ||||||||
| ρ Per[4] | 大陵六 | Dàlíngliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 16 Per[3] | 大陵七 | Dàlíngqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 12 Per[3] | 大陵八 | Dàlíngbā | 8th star | |||||||
| χ Per | 大陵增一 | Dàlíngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 8 Per | 大陵增二 | Dàlíngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 5 Per | 大陵增三 | Dàlíngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 1 Per | 大陵增四 | Dàlíngzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 4 Per | 大陵增五 | Dàlíngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| θ Per | 大陵增十三 | Dàlíngzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 14 Per | 大陵增十四 | Dàlíngzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 20 Per | 大陵增十五 | Dàlíngzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 17 Per | 大陵增十六 | Dàlíngzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
| HD 18665 | 大陵增十七 | Dàlíngzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | |||||||
| ω Per | 大陵增十八 | Dàlíngzēngshíbā | 18th additional star | |||||||
| 32 Per | 大陵增十九 | Dàlíngzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star | |||||||
| 30 Per | 大陵增二十 | Dàlíngzēngèrshí | 20th additional star | |||||||
| 天船 | Tiānchuán | Celestial Boat | ||||||||
| η Per[4] | 天船一 | Tiānchuányī | 1st star | |||||||
| γ Per[4] | 天船二 | Tiānchuánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| α Per[4] | 天船三 | Tiānchuánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ψ Per[4] | 天船四 | Tiānchuánsì | 4th star | |||||||
| δ Per[4] | 天船五 | Tiānchuánwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 48 Per[5] | 天船六 | Tiānchuánliù | 6th star | |||||||
| μ Per[4] | 天船七 | Tiānchuánqī | 7th star | |||||||
| HD 27084 | 天船八 | Tiānchuánbā | 8th star | |||||||
| 29 Per | 天船增一 | Tiānchuánzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 31 Per | 天船增二 | Tiānchuánzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 34 Per | 天船增三 | Tiānchuánzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| σ Per | 天船增四 | Tiānchuánzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 36 Per | 天船增五 | Tiānchuánzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 53 Per | 天船增六 | Tiānchuánzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| HD 26961[5] | 天船增十 | Tiānchuánzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 積屍 | Jīshī | Heap of Corpses | π Per[4] | 積屍 | Jīshī | (One star of) | ||||
| 積水 | Jīshuǐ | Stored Water | ||||||||
| λ Per[4] | 積水 | Jīshuǐ | (One star of) | |||||||
| 43 Per | 積水增一 | Jīshuǐzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 昴 | Mǎo | Hairy Head | 卷舌 | Juǎnshé | Rolled Tongue | |||||
| ν Per[6] | 卷舌一 | Juǎnshéyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ε Per[6] | ||||||||||
| 卷舌二 | Juǎnshéèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 卷舌东第二星 | Juǎnshédōngdìèrxīng | Second eastern star | ||||||||
| ξ Per[6] | 卷舌三 | Juǎnshésān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ζ Per[6] | ||||||||||
| 卷舌四 | Juǎnshésì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 卷舌东第四星 | Juǎnshédōngdìsìxīng | Fourth eastern star | ||||||||
| ο Per[6] | 卷舌五 | Juǎnshéwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 40 Per[3] | 卷舌六 | Juǎnshéliù | 6th star | |||||||
| HD 22124 | 卷舌增一 | Juǎnshézēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 55 Per | 卷舌增二 | Juǎnshézēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 54 Per | 卷舌增三 | Juǎnshézēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 49 Per | 卷舌增四 | Juǎnshézēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 50 Per | 卷舌增五 | Juǎnshézēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 52 Per | 卷舌增六 | Juǎnshézēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 天讒 | Tiānchán | Celestial Slander | 42 Per[3] | 天讒 | Tiānchán | (One star of) | ||||
| 畢[2] | Bì | Net | 五車[2] | Wuchē | Five Chariots | |||||
| 59 Per | 五車增一 | Wuchēzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 57 Per | 五車增二 | Wuchēzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 58 Per | 五車增三 | Wuchēzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| HD 28693 | 五車增三 | Wuchēzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
See also
References
- ↑ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日
- 1 2 3 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ian Ridpath's Star Tales - Perseus
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 11 日
- 1 2 (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
- 1 2 3 4 5 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 12 日
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