Cancer in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cancer is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 巨蟹座 (jù xiè zuò), meaning "the giant crab constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	井	Jǐng	Well	水位	Shuǐwèi	Water Level
							8 Cnc^[1]	水位三	Shuǐwèisān	3rd star
							ζ¹ Cnc^[2]	水位四	Shuǐwèisì	4th star
							μ² Cnc	水位增六	Shuǐwèizēngliù	6th additional star
							3 Cnc	水位增七	Shuǐwèizēngqī	7th additional star
							5 Cnc	水位增八	Shuǐwèizēngbā	8th additional star
							1 Cnc	水位增九	Shuǐwèizēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							12 Cnc	水位增十一	Shuǐwèizēngshíyī	11th additional star
	鬼	Guǐ	Ghost	鬼	Guǐ	Ghost
							θ Cnc^[2]
								鬼宿一	Guǐsùyī	1st star
								鬼宿距星	Guǐsùjùxīng	Separated star
								鬼宿西南星	Guǐsùxīnánxīng	Southwestern star
								屏南星	Bǐngnánxīng	Star of folding screen in the south
							η Cnc^[2]
								鬼宿二	Guǐsùèr	2nd star
								鬼宿西北星	Guǐsùxīběixīng	Northwestern star
							γ Cnc^[2]
								鬼宿三	Guǐsùsān	3rd star
								鬼宿东北星	Guǐsùdōngběixīng	Northeastern star
								军井西南星	Jūnjǐngxīnánxīng	Star in the southwest of Military Well constellation
							δ Cnc^[2]
								鬼宿四	Guǐsùsì	4th star
								鬼宿东南星	Guǐsùdōngnánxīng	Southeastern star
							35 Cnc	鬼宿增一	Guǐsùzēngyī	1st additional star
							20 Cnc	鬼宿增二	Guǐsùzēngèr	2nd additional star
							25 Cnc	鬼宿增三	Guǐsùzēngsān	3rd additional star
							29 Cnc	鬼宿增四	Guǐsùzēngsì	4th additional star
							27 Cnc	鬼宿增五	Guǐsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							45 Cnc	鬼宿增六	Guǐsùzēngliù	6th additional star
							50 Cnc	鬼宿增七	Guǐsùzēngqī	7th additional star
							54 Cnc	鬼宿增八	Guǐsùzēngbā	8th additional star
							52 Cnc	鬼宿增九	Guǐsùzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							ο¹ Cnc	鬼宿增十	Guǐsùzēngshí	10th additional star
							ο² Cnc	鬼宿增十一	Guǐsùzēngshíyī	11th additional star
							68 Cnc	鬼宿增十二	Guǐsùzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							71 Cnc	鬼宿增十三	Guǐsùzēngshísān	13th additional star
							78 Cnc	鬼宿增十四	Guǐsùzēngshísì	14th additional star
							83 Cnc	鬼宿增十五	Guǐsùzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
							82 Cnc	鬼宿增十六	Guǐsùzēngshíliù	16th additional star
							25 Cnc	鬼宿增十九	Guǐsùzēngshíjiǔ	19th additional star
				積尸	Jīshī	Cumulative Corpses
							M44^[3]
								積尸	Jīshī	(One star of)
								积尸气	Jīshīqì	Cloud of Cumulative Corpses
								天尸	Tiānshī	Celestial corpses
							39 Cnc	積尸增一	Jīshīzēngyī	1st additional star
							42 Cnc	積尸增二	Jīshīzēngèr	2nd additional star
							ε Cnc	積尸增三	Jīshīzēngsān	3rd additional star
				爟	Guàn	Beacon Fire
							ψ Cnc^[2]	爟一	Guànyī	1st star
							λ Cnc^[2]	爟二	Guànèr	2nd star
							φ¹ Cnc^[2]	爟三	Guànsān	3rd star
							15 Cnc	爟四	Guànsì	4th star
							4 Cnc	爟增一	Guànzēngyī	1st additional star
							ω Cnc	爟增二	Guànzēngèr	2nd additional star
							11 Cnc	爟增三	Guànzēngsān	3rd additional star
							13 Cnc	爟增五	Guànzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							χ Cnc	爟增六	Guànzēngliù	6th additional star
							φ² Cnc	爟增八	Guànzēngbā	8th additional star
							24 Cnc	爟增九	Guànzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							28 Cnc	爟增十	Guànzēngshí	10th additional star
							υ¹ Cnc	爟增十一	Guànzēngshíyī	11th additional star
	柳^[4]	Liǔ	Willow	柳^[4]	Liǔ	Willow
κ Cnc							柳宿增二	Liǔsùzēngèr	2nd additional star
α Cnc							柳宿增三	Liǔsùzēngsān	3rd additional star
60 Cnc							柳宿增四	Liǔsùzēngsì	4th additional star
49 Cnc							柳宿增五	Liǔsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
37 Cnc							柳宿增六	Liǔsùzēngliù	6th additional star
36 Cnc							柳宿增七	Liǔsùzēngqī	7th additional star
34 Cnc							柳宿增八	Liǔsùzēngbā	8th additional star
21 Cnc							柳宿增九	Liǔsùzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
β Cnc							柳宿增十	Liǔsùzēngshí	10th additional star
HD 69478							鬼宿增十一	Liǔsùzēngshíyī	11th additional star
柳^[4]	Xīng	Star	軒轅^[4]	Xuānyuán	Xuānyuán
						66 Cnc	軒轅增四	Xuānyuánzēngsì	4th additional star
						σ³ Cnc	軒轅增五	Xuānyuánzēngwǔ	5th additional star
						σ² Cnc	軒轅增六	Xuānyuánzēngliù	6th additional star
						σ¹ Cnc	軒轅增七	Xuānyuánzēngqī	7th additional star
						HD 73508	軒轅增九	Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
						HD 73427	軒轅增十	Xuānyuánzēngshí	10th additional star
						46 Cnc	軒轅增十一	Xuānyuánzēngshíyī	11th additional star
						57 Cnc	軒轅增十二	Xuānyuánzēngshíèr	12th additional star
						61 Cnc	軒轅增十三	Xuānyuánzēngshísān	13th additional star
						τ Cnc	軒轅增十四	Xuānyuánzēngshísì	14th additional star
						75 Cnc	軒轅增十五	Xuānyuánzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
						70 Cnc	軒轅增十六	Xuānyuánzēngshíliù	16th additional star
						67 Cnc	軒轅增十七	Xuānyuánzēngshíqī	17th additional star
						ρ² Cnc	軒轅增十八	Xuānyuánzēngbā	18th additional star
						ρ¹ Cnc	軒轅增十九	Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ	19th additional star
						53 Cnc	軒轅增二十一	Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī	21st additional star
						ι Cnc B	軒轅增二十二	Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī	22nd additional star
						ν Cnc	軒轅增二十三	Xuānyuánzēngèrshísān	23rd additional star
						ξ Cnc	軒轅增二十四	Xuānyuánzēngèrshísì	24th additional star
						79 Cnc	軒轅增五十八	Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíbā	58th additional star

References

^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Minor the Lesser Dog
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 27 日
^ "Ian Ridpath's Startales - Cancer the Crab". Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

External links

[ridpathcanmin-1] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Minor the Lesser Dog

[sb0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 27 日

[ridpathcancer-3] "Ian Ridpath's Startales - Cancer the Crab". Retrieved 2022-04-11.

[sb100-4] this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

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Stars

See also

References

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