Lepus in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Lepus 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 天兔座 (tiān tù zuò), meaning "the celestial rabbit constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lepus area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | ||||||||||
| 畢 | Bì | Net | 九斿 | Jiǔliú | Imperial Military Flag | 1 Lep | 九斿九 | Jiǔliújiǔ | 9th star | |
| 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 屏 | Píng | Screen | |||||
| μ Lep[1] | 屏一 | Píngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ε Lep[1] | 屏二 | Píngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 軍井 | Jūnjǐng | Military Well | ||||||||
| ι Lep[1] | 軍井一 | Jūnjǐngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| κ Lep[1] | 軍井二 | Jūnjǐngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| λ Lep[1] | 軍井三 | Jūnjǐngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ν Lep[1] | 軍井四 | Jūnjǐngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 廁 | Cè | Toilet | ||||||||
| α Lep[1] | ||||||||||
| 廁一 | Cèyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 廁星一 | Cèxīngyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 天廁一 | Tiāncèyī | 1st celestial toilet | ||||||||
| 天廁西北星 | Tiāncèxīběixīng | Northwestern star of celestial toilet | ||||||||
| β Lep[1] | ||||||||||
| 廁二 | Cèèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 廁星二 | Cèxīngèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 天廁二 | Tiāncèèr | 2nd celestial toilet | ||||||||
| 天廁西南星 | Tiāncèxīnánxīng | Southwestern star of celestial toilet | ||||||||
| 天阴西星 | Tiānyīnxīxīng | Star in the northwest of Yin Force constellation | ||||||||
| γ Lep[1] | 廁三 | Cèsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| δ Lep[1] | 廁四 | Cèsì | 4th star |