Cepheus in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Cepheus lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 仙王座 (xiān wáng zuò), meaning "the immortal king constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols !Mansion (Chinese name) !Romanization !Translation !Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization !Translation !Western star name !Chinese star name !Romanization !Translation
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rowspan="36" \| Three Enclosures (三垣) \| rowspan="36" \|紫微垣 \| rowspan="36"\|Zǐ Wēi Yuán \| rowspan="36"\|Purple Forbidden enclosure \| rowspan="13" \|紫微左垣 \| rowspan="13"\|Zǐwēizuǒyuán \| rowspan="13"\|Left Wall
β Cep	\|上衛增一	Shǎngwèizēngyī	1st additional star of The First Imperial Guard
11 Cep	\|上衛增二	Shǎngwèizēngèr	2nd additional star of The First Imperial Guard
78 Drathe star is actually located in the constellation of Cepheus near the border of Draco	\|上衛增三	Shǎngwèizēngsān	3rd additional star of The First Imperial Guard
rowspan="3"\|γ Cep{{in lang\|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060610.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 10 日]
\|紫微左垣七	Zǐwēizuǒyuánqī	7th star
\|少衛	Shǎowèi	The Second Imperial Guard
79 Dra	\|少衛增一	Shǎowèizēngyī	1st additional star of The Second Imperial Guard
16 Cep	\|少衛增二	Shǎowèizēngèr	2nd additional star of The Second Imperial Guard
24 Cep	\|少衛增三	Shǎowèizēngsān	3rd additional star of The Second Imperial Guard
HD 210873	\|少衛增四	Shǎowèizēngsì	4th additional star of The Second Imperial Guard
31 Cep	\|少衛增五	Shǎowèizēngwǔ	5th additional star of The Second Imperial Guard
ρ² Cep	\|少衛增七	Shǎowèizēngqī	7th additional star of The Second Imperial Guard
rowspan="3" \|天柱 \| rowspan="3"\|Tiānzhǔ \| rowspan="3"\|Celestial Pillars
77 Dra	\|天柱二	Tiānzhǔèr	2nd star
κ Cep	\|天增二	Tiānzhǔzēngsān	2nd additional star
rowspan="6" \|勾陳 \| rowspan="6"\|Gōuchén \| rowspan="6"\|Curved Array
2 UMi{{in lang\|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System]the star is actually located in the constellation of Cepheus near the border of Ursa Minor	\|勾陳五	Gōuchénwu	5th star
HD 217382	\|勾陳六	Gōuchénliù	6th star
HD 216446	\|勾陳增一	Gōuchénzēngyī	1st additional star
HD 221525	\|勾陳增二	Gōuchénzēngèr	2nd additional star
OV Cep	\|勾陳增四	Gōuchénzēngsì	4th additional star
\|六甲	Liùjiá	\|Six Jia	HD 30338	\|六甲五	Liùjiáwu	5th star
\|天皇大帝	Tiānhuángdàdì	\|Great Emperor of Heaven	HD 212710{{in lang\|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System]	\|天皇大帝	Tiānhuángdàdì	(One star of)
rowspan="11" \|五帝內座 \| rowspan="11"\|Wǔdìnèizuò \| rowspan="11"\|Interior Seats of the Five Emperors
HD 18438{{in lang\|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System]	\|五帝內座一	Wudìnèizuòyī	1st star
rowspan="3"\|HD 16458
\|五帝內座三	Wudìnèizuòsān	3rd star
\|南方赤帝	Nánfāngchìdì	Red king in the south
HD 19978{{in lang\|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System]	\|五帝內座四	Wudìnèizuòsì	4th star
rowspan="3"\|HD 25007
\|五帝內座五	Wudìnèizuòwu	5th star
\|北方黑帝	Běifānghēidì	Black king in the north
HD 6798	\|五帝內座增二	Wudìnèizuòzēngèr	2nd additional star
HD 7238	\|五帝內座增三	Wudìnèizuòzēngsān	3rd additional star
\|傳舍	Chuánshě	\|Guest House	HD 223274{{in lang\|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System]	\|傳舍一	Chuánshěyī	1st star
rowspan="38" \| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) \| rowspan="32" \|危 \| rowspan="32"\|Wēi \| rowspan="32"\|Rooftop \| rowspan="22" \|天鈎 \| rowspan="22"\|Tiāngōu \| rowspan="22"\|Celestial Hook
4 Cep	\|天鈎一	Tiāngōuyī	1st star
θ Cep{{in lang\|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060706.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日]	\|天鈎三	Tiāngōusān	3rd star
η Cep	\|天鈎四	Tiāngōusì	4th star
rowspan="4"\|α Cep
\|天鈎五	Tiāngōuwu	5th star
\|天鉤东第六星	Tiāngōudōngdìliùxīng	6th eastern star
\|内五诸侯	Nàwuzhūhóu	Five internal feudal vassal
ξ Cep	\|天鈎六	Tiāngōuliù	6th star
26 Cep	\|天鈎七	Tiāngōuqī	7th star
ι Cep	\|天鈎八	Tiāngōubā	8th star
ο Cep	\|天鈎九	Tiāngōujiǔ	9th star
66 Cep	\|天钩增一	Tiāngōuzēngyī	1st additional star
68 Cep	\|天鈎增二	Tiāngōuzēngèr	2nd additional star
71 Cep	\|天鈎增三	Tiāngōuzēngsān	3rd additional star
6 Cep	\|天鈎增五	Tiāngōuzēngwǔ	5th additional star
7 Cep	\|天钩增七	Tiāngōuzēngqī	7th additional star
9 Cep	\|天鈎增九	Tiāngōuzēngèr	9th additional star
19 Cep	\|天鈎增十一	Tiāngōuzēngshíyī	11th additional star
20 Cep	\|天鈎增十三	Tiāngōuzēngshísān	13th additional star
25 Cep	\|天鈎增十四	Tiāngōuzēngshísì	14th additional star
30 Cep	\|天鈎增十五	Tiāngōuzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
rowspan="10" \|造父 \| rowspan="10"\|Zàofǔ \| rowspan="10"\|Tsao Fu
δ Cep	\|造父一	Zàofǔyī	1st star
ζ Cep	\|造父二	Zàofǔèr	2nd star
λ Cep	\|造父三	Zàofǔsān	3rd star
μ Cep	\|造父四	Zàofǔsì	4th star
ν Cep	\|造父五	Zàofǔwu	5th star
14 Cep	\|造父增一	Zàofǔzēngyī	1st additional star
HD 210220	\|造父增二	Zàofǔzēngèr	2nd additional star
15 Cep	\|造父增三	Zàofǔzēngsān	3rd additional star
12 Cep	\|造父增四	Zàofǔzēngsì	4th additional star
rowspan="4" \|室 \| rowspan="4"\|Shì \| rowspan="4"\|Encampment \| rowspan="4" \|騰蛇 \| rowspan="4"\|Téngshé \| rowspan="4"\|Flying Serpent
HD 206267{{in lang\|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System]	\|螣蛇七	Téngshéqī	7th star
13 Cep	\|螣蛇八	Téngshébā	8th star
ε Cep{{in lang\|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060707.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日]	\|螣蛇九	Téngshéjiǔ	9th star

References

External links

[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cepheus.html#chinese Cepheus – Chinese associations]
[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/ 香港太空館][https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120712132630/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstarzone_b.htm 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051949/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/Literature/c_research_literature.htm 天象文學]
[http://www.nmns.edu.tw/ 台灣自然科學博物館][https://web.archive.org/web/20100629152022/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/ 天文教育資訊網]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090120043712/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/ancient_chinese_astronomy.html 中國古天文]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120116230802/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/star_sign.html 中國古代的星象系統]

Category:Astronomy in China

Category:Cepheus (constellation)

Cepheus in Chinese astronomy

Stars

See also

References

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