Perseus_in_Chinese_astronomy Knowpia

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 edit

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]	Wǔchē	Five Chariots
						59 Per	五車增一	Wǔchēzēngyī	1st additional star
						57 Per	五車增二	Wǔchēzēngèr	2nd additional star
						58 Per	五車增三	Wǔchēzēngsān	3rd additional star
						HD 28693	五车增十九	Wǔchēzēngshíjiǔ	19th additional star

References edit

^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日
^ ^a ^b ^c this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ian Ridpath's Star Tales - Perseus
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 11 日
^ ^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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 12 日