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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Lupus is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 豺狼座 (chái láng zuò), meaning "the dhole constellation".

Stars edit

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)	角	Jiǎo	Horn	柱	Zhǔ	Pillars
							ι Lup^[1]	柱三	Zhǔsān	3rd star
							τ¹ Lup and τ² Lup^[1]	柱四	Zhǔsì	4th star
	亢	Kàng	Neck	頓頑	Dùnwán	Trials
							φ¹ Lup and φ² Lup^[2]	頓頑一	Dùnwányī	1st star
							1 Lup	頓頑二	Dùnwánèr	2nd star
	氐	Dī	Root
				陣車	Zhènchē	Battle Chariots	2 Lup^[3]	陣車三	Zhènchēsān	3rd star
				騎官	Qíguān	Imperial Guards
							γ Lup^[2]	騎官一	Qíguānyī	1st star
							δ Lup^[2]	騎官二	Qíguānèr	2nd star
							β Lup^[2]	騎官四	Qíguānsì	4th star
							λ Lup^[2]	騎官五	Qíguānwu	5th star
							ε Lup^[2]	騎官六	Qíguānliù	6th star
							μ Lup^[2]	騎官七	Qíguānqī	7th star
							π Lup^[2]	騎官八	Qíguānbā	8th star
							ο Lup^[2]	騎官九	Qíguānjiǔ	9th star
							α Lup^[2]	騎官十	Qíguānshí	10th star
				車騎	Chēqí	Chariots and Cavalry
							ζ Lup^[2]	車騎一	Chēqíyī	1st star
							ρ Lup^[2]	車騎二	Chēqíèr	2nd star
							σ Lup^[2]	車騎四	Chēqísān	3rd star
				騎陣將軍	Qízhènjiāngjūn	Chariots and Cavalry General	κ¹ Lup^[2]	騎陣將軍	Qízhènjiāngjūn	(One star of)
	房	Fáng	Room	從官	Cóngguān	Retinue
							ψ² Lup^[3]	從官一	Cóngguānyī	1st star
							χ Lup^[3]	從官二	Cóngguānèr	2nd star
							ψ¹ Lup	從官增一	Cóngguānzēngyī	1st additional star
	心	Xīn	Heart	積卒	Jīzú	Group of Soldiers
							θ Lup	積卒一	Jīzúyī	1st star
							η Lup^[3]	積卒二	Jīzúèr	2nd star
							HD 144415	積卒增二	Jīzúzēngèr	2nd additional star

References edit

^ ^a ^b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 27 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 29 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ian Ridpath's Startales - Lupus the Wolf