Coma Berenices in Chinese astronomy explained

The modern constellation Coma Berenices lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), 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 后髮座 (hòu fà zuò), meaning "behind of queen constellation".

Star

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Coma Berenices area consists of :

EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures (三垣)太微垣Tài Wēi YuánSupreme Palace enclosure太微左垣TàiwēizuǒyuánLeft Wall
α Com[1]
太微左垣五Tàiwēizuǒyuánwǔ5th star
東上將DōngshǎngjiāngThe First Eastern General
太左五Tàizuǒwǔ5th excellency in the left
九卿[2] JiǔqīngNine Senior Officers
九卿侯一Jiǔqīngzēngyī1st additional star
九卿侯三Jiǔqīngzēngsān3rd additional star
五諸侯WǔzhūhóuFive Lords
五諸侯一Wǔzhūhóuyī1st star
五諸侯二Wǔzhūhóuèr2nd star
五諸侯三Wǔzhūhóusān3rd star
6 Com[3] 五諸侯五Wǔzhūhóuwǔ5th star
五諸侯增一Wǔzhūhóuzēngyī1st additional star
五諸侯侯二Wǔzhūhóuzēngèr2nd additional star
五諸侯侯三Wǔzhūhóuzēngsān3rd additional star
五諸侯侯四Wǔzhūhóuzēngsì4th additional star
五諸侯侯五Wǔzhūhóuzēngwǔ5th additional star
五諸侯侯六Wǔzhūhóuzēngliù6th additional star
五諸侯侯七Wǔzhūhóuzēngqī7th additional star
幸臣XìngchénOfficer of HonourHD 104207[4] 幸臣Xìngchén(One star of)
郎將LángjiāngCaptain of the Bodyguards
31 Com[5] 郎將Lángjiāng(One star of)
郎將增一Lángjiāngzēngyī1st additional star
郎將增二Lángjiāngzēngèr2nd additional star
郎位LángwèiOfficers of the Imperial Guard
γ Com[6] 郎位一Lángwèiyī1st star
郎位三Lángwèisān3rd star
郎位四Lángwèisì4th star
郎位五Lángwèiwǔ5th star
郎位六Lángwèiliù6th star
郎位七Lángwèiqī7th star
郎位八Lángwèibā8th star
郎位九Lángwèijiǔ9th star
郎位十Lángwèishí10th star
郎位十一Lángwèishíyī11th star
郎位十二Lángwèishíèr12th star
郎位十三Lángwèishísān13th star
郎位十四Lángwèishísì14th star
郎位十五Lángwèishíwǔ15th star
郎位增一Lángwèizēngyī1st additional star
郎位增二Lángwèizēngèr2nd additional star
郎位增三Lángwèizēngsān3rd additional star
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)Jiǎo Horn周鼎ZhōudǐngTripod of the Zhou
β Com[7] 周鼎一Zhōudǐngyī1st star
37 Com周鼎二Zhōudǐngèr2nd star
41 Com周鼎三Zhōudǐngsān3rd star

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Notes and References

  1. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 18 日
  2. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  3. Sun, Xiaochun and Jacob Kistemaker. (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden, New York, Köln: Koninklijke Brill. . Page 176.
  4. 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  5. http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/comaberenices.htm Ian Ridpath's Startales - Coma Berenices the Berenice's Hair
  6. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 21 日
  7. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 27 日