Lynx (Chinese astronomy)

The modern constellation Lynx lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and The Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天貓座 (tiān māo zuò), meaning "the celestial cat constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lynx 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[1]	Zǐ Wēi Yuán	Purple Forbidden enclosure	內階[1]	Nèijiē	Inner Steps
							19 Lyn	內階增一	Nèijiēzēngyī	1st additional star
							18 Lyn	內階增二	Nèijiēzēngèr	2nd additional star
							24 Lyn	內階增三	Nèijiēzēngsān	3rd additional star
							30 Lyn	內階增四	Nèijiēzēngsì	4th additional star
							29 Lyn	內階增五	Nèijiēzēngwǔ	5th additional star
				八穀[1]	Bāgǔ	Eight Kinds of Crops
							1 Lyn	八穀增二十一	Bāgǔzēngèrshíyī	21st additional star
							3 Lyn	八穀增二十二	Bāgǔzēngèrshíèr	22nd additional star
							8 Lyn	八穀增二十三	Bāgǔzēngèrshísān	23rd additional star
							10 Lyn	八穀增二十四	Bāgǔzēngèrshísì	24th additional star
							4 Lyn	八穀增二十五	Bāgǔzēngèrshíwǔ	25th additional star
							2 Lyn	八穀增二十六	Bāgǔzēngèrshíliù	26th additional star
							5 Lyn	八穀增二十七	Bāgǔzēngèrshíqī	27th additional star
							6 Lyn	八穀增二十八	Bāgǔzēngèrshíbā	28th additional star
							14 Lyn	八穀增二十九	Bāgǔzēngèrshíjiǔ	29th additional star
							15 Lyn	八穀增三十	Bāgǔzēngsānshí	30th additional star
							13 Lyn	八穀增三十一	Bāgǔzēngsānshíyī	31st additional star
							11 Lyn	八穀增三十二	Bāgǔzēngsānshíèr	32nd additional star
							9 Lyn	八穀增三十三	Bāgǔzēngsānshísān	33rd additional star
	太微垣[1]	Tài Wēi Yuán	Supreme Palace enclosure	三台[1]	Sāntái	Three Steps
							27 Lyn	上台增一	Shàngtáizēngyī	1st additional star of Upper Step
							26 Lyn	上台增二	Shàngtáizēngèr	2nd additional star of Upper Step
							25 Lyn	上台增三	Shàngtáizēngsān	3rd additional star of Upper Step
							31 Lyn	上台增四	Shàngtáizēngsì	4th additional star of Upper Step
							35 Lyn	上台增五	Shàngtáizēngwǔ	5th additional star of Upper Step
							36 Lyn	上台增六	Shàngtáizēngliù	6th additional star of Upper Step
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)	觜	Zī	Turtle Beak	座旗	Zuòqí	Seat Flags
							16 Lyn[2]	座旗二	Zuòqíèr	2nd star
							21 Lyn	座旗增九	Zuòqízēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							22 Lyn	座旗增十	Zuòqízēngshí	10th additional star
							20 Lyn	座旗增十一	Zuòqízēngshíyī	11th additional star
The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	柳	Xīng	Star	軒轅	Xuānyuán	Xuanyuan
							10 UMa[3][4]	軒轅一	Xuanyuanyī	1st star
							HD 77912[4]	軒轅二	Xuanyuanèr	2nd star
							38 Lyn	軒轅三	Xuanyuansān	3rd star
							α Lyn[5]	軒轅四	Xuanyuansì	4th star
							HD 79452	軒轅增三	Xuanyuanzēngsān	3rd additional star
							33 Lyn	軒轅增八	Xuanyuanzēngbā	8th additional star
				內平[1]	Nèipíng	High Judge
							43 Lyn	内平增三	Nèipíngzēngsān	3rd additional star
							42 Lyn	内平增四	Nèipíngzēngsì	4th additional star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

1. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
2. Other designation of this star is Psi10 Aurigae (ψ¹⁰ Aur)
3. the star is actually located in the constellation Lynx near the border of Ursa Major and Leo
4. (Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
5. (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 19 日

External links

• Lynx – Chinese associations
• 香港太空館研究資源
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  • 天象文學
• 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
  • 中國古天文
  • 中國古代的星象系統