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In Chinese astronomy, constellation Cassiopeia were divided in three areas. The areas are:

If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Cassiopeia in Chinese sky in Chinese sky is lied in the border of "kingdom" area and western area, and touched a little bit of northern area

Stars

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

Four Symbols / Enclosures Mansion / Enclosure (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation
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
五帝內座 Wudìnèizuò Interior Seats of the Five Emperors
47 Cas
五帝內座二 Wudìnèizuòèr 2nd star
东方苍帝 Dōngfāngcāngdì Green king in the east
華蓋 Huāgài Canopy of the Emperor[1]
40 Cas 華蓋二 Huāgàièr 2nd star
V762 Cas / HD 5715 華蓋三 Huāgàisān 3rd star
31 Cas 華蓋四 Huāgàisì 4th star
ψ Cas 華蓋五 Huāgàiwu 5th star
43 Cas 華蓋六 Huāgàiliù 6th star
ω Cas 華蓋七 Huāgàiqī 7th star
杠 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 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 杠九 Gāngjiǔ 9th star
HD 15920 杠增一 Gāngzēngyī Extended 1st 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 傳舍六 Chuánshěliù 6th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) 室 Shì Encampment 騰蛇 Téngshé Flying Serpent[2]
σ Cas 螣蛇十一 Téngshéshíyī 11th star
ρ Cas 螣蛇十二 Téngshéshíèr 12th star
τ Cas 螣蛇十三 Téngshéshísān 13th star
AR Cas 螣蛇十四 Téngshéshísì 14th star
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) 奎 Kuí Legs 閣道 Gédào Flying Corridor[3]
ι Cas 閣道一 Gédàoyī 1st star
ε Cas 閣道二 Gédàoèr 2nd star
δ Cas
閣道三 Gédàosān 3rd star
奎西南大星 Gédàonándàxīng Big southern star
θ Cas 閣道四 Gédàosì 4th star
ν Cas 閣道五 Gédàowu 5th star
ο Cas 閣道六 Gédàoliù 6th star
附路 Fùlù Auxiliary Road[3] ζ Cas 附路 Fùlù (One star of)
王良 Wángliáng Wang Liang[3]
β Cas
王良一 Wángliángyī 1st star
王良距星 Wángliángjùxīng Separated star
王良西星 Wángliángxīxīng Western star
κ Cas
王良二 Wángliángèr 2nd star
王良西星 Wángliángxīxīng Western star
η Cas 王良三 Wángliángsān 3rd star
α Cas
王良四 Wángliángsì 4th star
王良 Wángliáng Wise king
λ Cas 王良五 Wángliángwu 5th star
策 Cè Whip[3]
γ Cas
策 Cè (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

  1. ^ Template:Zh icon AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 12 日
  2. ^ Template:Zh icon AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日
  3. ^ a b c d Template:Zh icon AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 9 日
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